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M6.5 earthquake, Colombia, 1995-01-19

MagnitudeM6.5mw
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Depth17 km
Time (UTC)1995-01-19 15:05
Rank in 199555 / 200among M6+
Rank since 19004455 / 14,458
Energy vs an M6×6approx.

16 km ESE of Páez, Colombia · 5.05, -72.92

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

EventTime (UTC)DepthPlace
M6.0 1994-05-311994-05-31 17:4112 km44 km SSE of San Cristóbal, Venezuela
M6.1 1993-07-221993-07-22 04:5720 km24 km NNW of Puerto Rondón, Colombia
M6.1 1990-11-231990-11-23 22:35145 km7 km N of Salento, Colombia
M6.8 1967-07-291967-07-29 10:24161 km6 km NNW of Aratoca, Colombia
M6.6 1957-04-211957-04-21 21:1225 km15 km S of Cubará, Colombia
M6.5 1952-04-191952-04-19 09:5828 km18 km E of Cubará, Colombia
M6.4 1923-12-221923-12-22 09:5615 km14 km S of Gachalá, Colombia
M7.0 1917-08-311917-08-31 11:3615 km5 km SE of Castilla La Nueva, Colombia
M6.4 1917-08-301917-08-30 03:2415 km8 km SSW of Cubarral, 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.