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Magnitude 5.1 NORTHERN COLOMBIA

Monday, July 16, 2007 at 22:58:23 UTC

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Magnitude 5.1
Date-Time
  • Monday, July 16, 2007 at 22:58:23 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Monday, July 16, 2007 at 05:58:23 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 7.18N 72.14W
    Depth 30 kilometers
    Region NORTHERN COLOMBIA
    Distances 65 km (40 miles) S of San Cristobal, Venezuela
    85 km (55 miles) SSE of Cucuta, Colombia
    110 km (65 miles) E of Bucaramanga, Colombia
    685 km (425 miles) WSW of CARACAS, Venezuela
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 2.8 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=335, Nph=335, Dmin=77.8 km, Rmss=0.82 sec, Erho=2.8 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=59.9 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Remarks MW 5.5 (CAR). Felt at Bucaramanga and Cucuta. Also felt at Caracas, Chacao and Maracaibo, Venezuela.
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