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Magnitude 6.8 - NEAR THE WEST COAST OF COLOMBIA

2007 September 10 01:49:11 UTC

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Magnitude

6.8

Date-Time

Monday, September 10, 2007 at 01:49:11 UTC

Sunday, September 09, 2007 at 08:49:11 PM at epicenter

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Location

2.945°N, 78.069°W

Depth

10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program

Region

NEAR THE WEST COAST OF COLOMBIA

Distances

150 km (95 miles) NNE of
Tumaco, Colombia
155 km (95 miles) SW of Buenaventura,
Colombia
170 km (105 miles) WNW of Popayan, Colombia
480
km (295 miles) WSW of BOGOTA, Colombia

Location
Uncertainty

horizontal +/- 6.5 km (4.0 miles); depth fixed by location
program

Parameters

Nst=170, Nph=170, Dmin=302 km, Rmss=1.22 sec,
Gp=126°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7

Source

USGS NEIC
(WDCS-D)

Event
ID

us2007hcah

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Earthquake Summary

The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National
Earthquake Information Center: An earthquake occurred NEAR THE WEST COAST OF
COLOMBIA, about 150 km (95 miles) NNE of Tumaco or 480 km (295 miles) WSW of
Bogota at 7:49 PM MDT, Sep 9, 2007 (8:49 PM local time in Colombia). The
magnitude and location may be revised when additional data and further analysis
results are available. No reports of damage or casualties have been received at
this time; however, this earthquake may have caused damage due to its location
and size.

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