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Colombia earthquakes in 1966

4 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Colombia in 1966. The largest: M5.9 0 km NNW of Cepitá, Colombia, Sep 11, 1966.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19651967

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Where every quake of 1966 was located in Colombia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1966

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19660
February 19660
March 19660
April 19660
May 196615.415 km NE of Riosucio, Colombia
June 19660
July 19660
August 19660
September 196625.90 km NNW of Cepitá, Colombia
October 196615.128 km WNW of Lejanías, Colombia
November 19660
December 19660

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Colombia nowWorldwide in 1966

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.