M6.4 earthquake near El Bagre, Antioquia

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 43 km E of El Bagre, Colombia on 10 Apr 1911, 18:42 UTC at a depth of 70 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 El Bagre, about 44 km away in Antioquia, Colombia.