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HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE EVENTS

Please follow location links to find out more information on each historical event.

DATE	LOCATION	MAGNITUDE*
Jan. 25, 1999	El Quindio	M 6.2
March 6, 1987	Colombia -Ecuador Border Region	M 7.0
*All magnitude values are in Moment Magnitude, unless otherwise noted.

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Government Agencies and Professional Associations
• INGEOMINAS
• Colombian Seismic Engineering Association
• OSSO - Observatorio Sismologico del Sur Occidente, Cali, Colombia
• Cámara de Construcción de Colombia(Colombian Construction Center)
• Lonja Propiedad Raíz(Colombian Real Estate Governmental Organization )
• Instituto Colombiano de Productores de Cemento ICPC(Colombian Institute of Cement Producers)
• Maps
• Political Map of Colombia
• Construction Practices and Building Codes
• World Housing Encyclopedia Report on Clay Brick/Concrete Block Masonry Walls with Concrete Floors (predating seismic codes/with a few seismic features) [2,683 K]
• World Housing Encyclopedia Report on Gravity Concrete Frame Buildings (predating seismic codes) [2,284 K]
• World Housing Encyclopedia Report on Non-Engineered Unreinforced Brick Masonry Building [2,860 K]
• World Housing Encyclopedia Report on Concrete Shear Wall Buildings [4,952 K]
• Social and Economic Information
• United Nations Human Settlements Indicators [70 K]
• United Nations Urban Indicators [54 K]