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M6.6 earthquake, Colombia, 1995-08-19

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth120 km

Time (UTC)1995-08-19 21:43

Rank in 199549 / 200among M6+

Rank since 19003572 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

7 km WSW of Neira, Colombia · 5.14, -75.58

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2026 M7.4M7.4

1991 M7.2M7.2

2004 M7.2M7.2

1992 M7.2M7.2

1917 M7.0M7.0

1967 M7.0M7.0

1994 M6.8M6.8

1997 M6.8M6.8

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
M6.4 1995-02-08	1995-02-08 18:40	74 km	24 km NW of Darien, Colombia
M6.5 1995-01-19	1995-01-19 15:05	17 km	16 km ESE of Páez, Colombia
M6.1 1994-09-13	1994-09-13 10:01	14 km	17 km ENE of Murindó, Colombia
M6.8 1994-06-06	1994-06-06 20:47	12 km	23 km E of Toribío, Colombia
M7.2 1992-10-18	1992-10-18 15:11	10 km	11 km NNW of Murindó, Colombia
M6.7 1992-10-17	1992-10-17 08:32	14 km	15 km S of Murindó, Colombia
M7.2 1991-11-19	1991-11-19 22:28	21 km	33 km NNW of Santa Genoveva de Docordó, Colombia
M6.1 1990-11-23	1990-11-23 22:35	145 km	7 km N of Salento, Colombia
M6.4 1979-11-23	1979-11-23 23:40	108 km	4 km N of El Cairo, Colombia
M6.4 1977-08-31	1977-08-31 00:42	33 km	18 km ENE of Mutatá, 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.