Magnitude 6.8 - NEAR THE WEST COAST OF COLOMBIA

2007 September 10 01:49:11 UTC

Earthquake Details

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 Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
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) SW of Buenaventura, Colombia 155 km (95 miles) NE of Tumaco, Colombia 165 km (105 miles) WNW of Popayan, Colombia 475 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.