Earthquake — Colombia: Cauca, Huila

Wann

6. Juni 1994

Art

Erdbeben

Magnitude

6.8

Position

Colombia

Koordinaten

2.92° N, 76.06° W

Deaths

650

Damage musd

2.4

Houses destroyed

200

Depth km

12

Earthquake in Colombia

The 1994 Páez River earthquake occurred on June 6 with a moment magnitude of 6.8 at a depth of 12 km (7.5 mi). The event, which is also known as the Páez River disaster, included subsequent landslides and mudslides that destroyed much of the Páez municipality, located on the foothills of the Central Ranges of the Andes in Cauca in south-western Colombia.

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