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M6.8 earthquake, Colombia, 1997-09-02

MagnitudeM6.8mwb

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Depth199 km

Time (UTC)1997-09-02 12:13

Rank in 199724 / 136among M6+

Rank since 19002397 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

24 km SW of Roncesvalles, Colombia · 3.85, -75.75

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2026 M7.4M7.4

2012 M7.3M7.3

1991 M7.2M7.2

2004 M7.2M7.2

1917 M7.0M7.0

1967 M7.0M7.0

1994 M6.8M6.8

2007 M6.8M6.8

1997 M6.8M6.8

1995 M6.6M6.6

1962 M6.5M6.5

1973 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 1995-08-19	1995-08-19 21:43	120 km	7 km WSW of Neira, Colombia
M6.4 1995-02-08	1995-02-08 18:40	74 km	24 km NW of Darien, Colombia
M6.8 1994-06-06	1994-06-06 20:47	12 km	23 km E of Toribío, 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
M6.5 1973-04-24	1973-04-24 21:30	50 km	86 km W of Pizarro, Colombia
M6.2 1973-04-03	1973-04-03 13:54	158 km	3 km ENE of Filandia, Colombia
M7.0 1967-02-09	1967-02-09 15:24	35 km	41 km SE of Baraya, Colombia
M6.5 1962-07-30	1962-07-30 20:18	64 km	25 km ESE of Tadó, 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.