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2008 El Calvario earthquake

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2008 El Calvario earthquake


2008 El Calvario earthquake

The 2008 El Calvario earthquake occurred in central Colombia on 24 May 2008. It was registered at 5.9 Mw on the moment magnitude scale. The earthquake occurred at 02:20:46 p.m. (19:20:46 UTC) at the epicenter (El Calvario, Meta). The depth was 35 km; it was superficial according to an Ingeominas report. The epicenter was located 35 km from Villavicencio and 50 km from Bogotá. The current casualty count is 11 confirmed fatalities, 4181 injured and 7051 affected, mostly in the towns of Puente Quetame, Fosca, Fomeque and Guayabetal in Cundinamarca, and in El Calvario, Meta.

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