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M6.7 earthquake, Colombia, 1926-03-17

MagnitudeM6.7mw
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Depth25 km
Time (UTC)1926-03-17 11:53
Rank in 192619 / 122among M6+
Rank since 19002712 / 14,458
Energy vs an M6×12approx.

76 km SSW of San Andrés, Colombia · 11.99, -82.06

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

EventTime (UTC)DepthPlace
M6.2 1925-01-281925-01-28 10:5815 km66 km NNE of Kusapín, Panama
M6.0 1924-03-251924-03-25 15:0325 km35 km ENE of Pital, Costa Rica
M6.7 1916-04-261916-04-26 02:2110 km11 km NE of Changuinola, Panama
M7.1 1916-04-241916-04-24 08:0215 km6 km WNW of Siquirres, Costa Rica
M6.2 1913-07-251913-07-25 12:3815 km97 km E of San Andrés, Colombia

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.