M6.0 earthquake - 135 km E of Mountain, Colombia

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 135 km E of Mountain, Colombia on 1 Feb 1930, 19:04 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is San Andrés, about 191 km away in San Andres y Providencia, Colombia.