M6.3 earthquake 6 km SSE of Palmito, Colombia
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Palmito, Colombia on Sat, Dec 26, 1942, 7:31 AM GMT-5 (12:31 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.3 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1942-12-26 12:31:50 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 9.276° N, 75.524° W
- Region
- Colombia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.3 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem900600. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:37 PM UTC.