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M6.5 earthquake, Colombia, 1973-04-24

MagnitudeM6.5ms

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Depth50 km

Time (UTC)1973-04-24 21:30

Rank in 197323 / 93among M6+

Rank since 19004269 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

86 km W of Pizarro, Colombia · 4.96, -78.14

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2026 M7.4M7.4

1991 M7.2M7.2

2004 M7.2M7.2

1992 M7.2M7.2

1976 M7.0M7.0

1997 M6.8M6.8

2007 M6.8M6.8

1976 M6.7M6.7

1992 M6.7M6.7

2013 M6.7M6.7

1995 M6.6M6.6

1970 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1973-04-03	1973-04-03 13:54	158 km	3 km ENE of Filandia, Colombia
M6.6 1970-09-27	1970-09-27 03:38	10 km	19 km N of Bahía Solano, Colombia
M6.5 1970-09-26	1970-09-26 12:02	9 km	9 km NW of Bahía Solano, Colombia
M6.5 1962-07-30	1962-07-30 20:18	64 km	25 km ESE of Tadó, Colombia
M6.3 1960-09-19	1960-09-19 19:01	15 km	38 km SE of Juradó, Colombia
M6.1 1957-05-24	1957-05-24 02:37	52 km	8 km NW of Dagua, Colombia
M6.3 1952-05-16	1952-05-16 20:45	10 km	122 km SW of Jaqué, Panama
M6.1 1951-12-06	1951-12-06 14:29	15 km	11 km WSW of Nuquí, Colombia
M6.4 1945-03-17	1945-03-17 23:57	15 km	110 km SW of Juradó, Colombia
M6.3 1935-12-24	1935-12-24 12:24	25 km	84 km WNW of Mosquera, 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.