March 6, 2007 Earthquake: Cauca, Sotara, Purace,, Colombia
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Cauca, Sotara, Purace,, Colombia on March 6, 2007 at 13:05:12 UTC, 43 km below the surface.
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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
- March 6, 2007
- Time
- 13:05:12 UTC
- Place
- Cauca, Sotara, Purace,, Colombia
- Magnitude
- 5 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 43 km (27 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 2.082° N, 76.495° W
- Country
- Colombia
The toll
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 9
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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
At least 7 people injured in Cauca and 2 in Sotara. One building destroyed and 7 damaged in Purace; one building destroyed and 17 damaged in Sierra Cauca; six buildings destroyed and 38 damaged in Sotara; one building damaged in Timbio. Felt at Cali and Popayan. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- June 6, 1994, Cauca, Huila, Colombia
- March 31, 1983, SW, Popayan, Colombia
- December 14, 1923, Ipiales, Colombia
- November 16, 1827, Bogota, Neiva, Popayan, Pasto, Huila, Colombia
- January 9, 1936, Colombia
- August 7, 1935, Funes, Colombia
- July 14, 1947, Pasto, Colombia
- June 12, 2018, Pasto, Colombia
- January 26, 2019, Cauca, Huila, Colombia
- April 25, 1751, Popayan, Colombia
- May 25, 1885, Popayan, Colombia
- February 2, 1735, Popayan, Colombia
- March 1, 1834, Pasto, Colombia
- January 20, 1834, Putumayo,pasto, Popayan, Santa Marta, Colombia
- 1566, Colombia
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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 7482.