What the records say
- When
- 31 Mar 1983
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9
- Where
- Colombia
- Coordinates
- 2.46° N, 76.69° W
- Deaths
- 350
- Injuries
- 1200
- Damage musd
- 410.9
- Intensity mmi
- 8
- Depth km
- 22
1983 Popayán earthquake
Natural disaster in Colombia
The 1983 Popayán earthquake occurred on 31 March in Popayán, Colombia. It had a moment magnitude of 5.6 with an epicenter south west of Popayán at a depth of 15 kilometers (9.3 mi). The earthquake killed 267 people and resulted in the passing of new laws requiring earthquake resistant building materials in zones at risk of tremors.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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