Earthquake — Colombia: Off Shore, Pacific Ocean

Когда

12 дек. 1979 г.

Вид

Землетрясение

Магнитуда

8.1

Где

Colombia

Координаты

1.55° N, 79.28° W

Deaths

600

Injuries

20000

Damage musd

8

Houses destroyed

10000

Intensity mmi

9

Depth km

23

Earthquake near Colombia and Peru

An earthquake occurred at 02:59 local time on 12 December 1979, with the epicenter just offshore from the border between Ecuador and Colombia, near the port city of Tumaco. With a moment magnitude of 8.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), it triggered a major tsunami, which was responsible for most of the estimated 300–600 deaths. The hardest hit area was Colombia's Nariño Department.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · называет его «The 8.2 Tumaco earthquake shakes Colombia and Ecuador with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 300–600, and generating a large tsunami»Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Страница источника
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · называет его «en Colombia se registra un fuerte terremoto de 8,2 que provoca un gran tsunami con olas de 5 metros»Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Страница источника

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