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Colombia Hit By 7.1 Quake

Near border with Ecuador

By Polly Davis Doig,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 30, 2012 11:59 AM CDT

(Newser) – Colombia's southwestern region was rocked this morning by an earthquake whose magnitude has been revised downward to 7.1, reports the USGS. It was centered 28 miles south of Popayan, near the border with Ecuador, notes Reuters. The quake was initially reported at 7.3, then 7.4, with a reported depth of 94 miles. No injuries have yet been reported.

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit southwestern Colombia today
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit southwestern Colombia today   (Shutterstock)
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Xavier_Thyme
Sep 30, 2012 1:40 PM CDT
The coffee!!  The coffee!!  What'll it do to the coffee?
finkster
Sep 30, 2012 12:22 PM CDT
In theory that means it will go from Columbia and the next one will be somewhere off the coast of Mexico Then another one in Southern California.
 

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