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M6.4 earthquake near La Unión, Valle del Cauca Department

17129 d ago · 23 Nov 1979, 23:40 UTC 4 km N of El Cairo, Colombia

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 4 km N of El Cairo, Colombia on 23 Nov 1979, 23:40 UTC at a depth of 108 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is La Unión, about 33 km away in Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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