M6.7 earthquake near San Andrés, San Andres y Providencia

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 76 km SSW of San Andrés, Colombia on 17 Mar 1926, 11:53 UTC at a depth of 25 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 77 km away in San Andres y Providencia, Colombia.