M4.2 earthquake 8 km WSW of Guaca, Colombia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Guaca, Colombia on Thu, Jan 11, 1973, 4:03 PM GMT-5 (21:03 UTC), 156 km (97 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 8 km NNW of Cepitá, Colombia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-01-11 21:03:48 UTC
- Depth
- 156.0 km (96.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.839° N, 72.926° 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.
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.813 km NNE of Jordán, Colombia · 19602 days ago · 160 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.613 km SSE of Piedecuesta, Colombia · 19587 days ago · 162 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.03 km WSW of Guaca, Colombia · 19585 days ago · 171 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.26 km NW of Molagavita, Colombia · 19578 days ago · 172 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.08 km NNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 19576 days ago · 162 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.87 km WNW of San Andrés, Colombia · 19568 days ago · 165 km deep · 2 km away
- 5.011 km NW of Cepitá, Colombia · 19565 days ago · 156 km deep · 13 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000003z. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.