M6.3 earthquake near Puerto Colombia, Atlántico

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 60 km N of Puerto Colombia, Colombia on 9 Nov 1974, 10:30 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Puerto Colombia, about 61 km away in Atlántico, Colombia.