A 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit south-western Colombia on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The quake was centred 28 miles (45 km) south of Popayan, Colombia, close to the Ecuador border. The initial magnitude was reported to be 7.3.
| Magnitude | Mw 7.2 |
| Region | COLOMBIA |
| Date time | 2012-09-30 16:31:34.0 UTC |
| Location | 2.05 N ; 76.46 W |
| Depth | 152 km |
| Distances | 155 km S Cali (pop 2,392,877 ; local time 11:31:34.7 2012-09-30) 49 km NW Pitalito (pop 53,685 ; local time 11:31:34.7 2012-09-30) 44 km S Popayán (pop 217,961 ; local time 11:31:34.7 2012-09-30) 27 km NW Isnos (pop 5,185 ; local time 11:31:34.7 2012-09-30) |
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