M6.1 earthquake near La Unión, Valle del Cauca Department
2764 d ago · 23 Mar 2019, 19:21 UTC 3 km WSW of Versalles, Colombia
What happened
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Versalles, Colombia on 23 Mar 2019, 19:21 UTC at a depth of 122 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 14 km away in Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia.
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