M5.2 earthquake - 138 km NW of Mosquera, Colombia
3493 d ago · 24 Mar 2017, 09:00 UTC 138 km NW of Mosquera, Colombia
What happened
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 138 km NW of Mosquera, Colombia on 24 Mar 2017, 09:00 UTC at a depth of 10 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is El Charco, about 171 km away in Nariño, Colombia.
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