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M6.1 earthquake near Belén de Umbría, Risaralda Department

33266 d ago · 18 Sept 1935, 04:57 UTC 12 km WNW of Santuario, Colombia

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 12 km WNW of Santuario, Colombia on 18 Sept 1935, 04:57 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Belén de Umbría, about 26 km away in Risaralda Department, Colombia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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