May 22, 1834 Earthquake: Santa Marta,cartagena, Colombia
An earthquake struck Santa Marta,cartagena, Colombia on May 22, 1834 at 07:00 UTC.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- May 22, 1834
- Time
- 07:00 UTC
- Place
- Santa Marta,cartagena, Colombia
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 11.000° N, 74.200° W
- Country
- Colombia
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 1770.