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Earthquake in Colombia 1999 - Men in Gebrada Negra are digging pit latrines under the guidance of Medicins Sans Frontieres
The 1999 Armenia, Colombia earthquake was an earthquake that heavily affected the city of Armenia, Colombia in the Quindio department, 18 towns and 28 villages in the Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis region departments. The earthquake occurred on Monday, 25 January, 1999 and had a magnitude of The epicenter was 25 miles (40 km) west south west of Ibague, Colombia.] It was the strongest earthquake to strike Colombia for 16 years.
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Location: Armenia, Colombia
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