M6.4 earthquake near Maicao, La Guajira Department

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 88 km E of Uribia, Colombia on 13 Nov 1921, 08:40 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 Maicao, about 99 km away in La Guajira Department, Colombia.