M5.1 earthquake near La Plata, Huila Department
3269 d ago · 4 Nov 2017, 00:16 UTC 8 km SSE of Inzá, Colombia
What happened
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of Inzá, Colombia on 4 Nov 2017, 00:16 UTC at a depth of 157 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is La Plata, about 18 km away in Huila Department, Colombia.
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