6.8 earthquake strikes off coast of Colombia
{{date|September 10, 2007}}
[[Image:Colombia 6.8 quake Sept. 9 2007.jpg|right|190px|thumb|Shake map of the quake.]]
According to the [[w:United States Geological Survey|United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) a [[w:Moment magnitude scale|magnitude]] 6.8 struck just of the coast of [[Colombia]] at 01:49 ([[w:UTC|UTC]]) with a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles). The epicenter was located 150 km (95 miles) north, northeast of [[w:Tumaco, Columbia|Tumaco, Colombia]]. 

There are reports of power outages in some cities, but there are no reports of damage to buildings, deaths or injuries. The USGS says that some "moderate" damage may exist near the coastline of southwest Columbia.

The [[w:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] (NOAA) has not issued a [[w:tsunami|tsunami]] warning saying there is "no destructive widespread tsunami threat based on earthquake historical data," but that "small waves could be generated locally."

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== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/09/09/colombia.quake/?iref=mpstoryview
|title=Quake strikes off Colombia
|author=
|pub=CNN
|date=September 10, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N09405660.htm
|title=Strong 6.8. earthquake off Colombia west coast-USGS
|author=
|pub=Reuters
|date=September 10, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2007hcah.php
|title=Magnitude 6.8 - Near the west coast of Columbia
|author=
|pub=USGS
|date=September 9, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/pacific/2007/pacific.2007.09.10.015828.txt
|title=Tsunami Bulletin 001 - Columbia 6.8 quake
|author=
|pub=NOAA
|date=September 9, 2007}}

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[[Category:Disasters and accidents]]
[[Category:Earthquakes]]
[[Category:South America]]
[[Category:Colombia]]
Shake map of the quake.
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) a magnitude 6.8 struck just of the coast of Colombia at 01:49 (UTC) with a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles). The epicenter was located 150 km (95 miles) north, northeast of Tumaco, Colombia. 

There are reports of power outages in some cities, but there are no reports of damage to buildings, deaths or injuries. The USGS says that some "moderate" damage may exist near the coastline of southwest Columbia.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has not issued a tsunami warning saying there is "no destructive widespread tsunami threat based on earthquake historical data," but that "small waves could be generated locally."
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