M5.0 earthquake 6 km ENE of Toro, Colombia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Toro, Colombia on Fri, Feb 9, 1973, 4:53 AM GMT-5 (09:53 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 3 km ENE of Filandia, Colombia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-02-09 09:53:18 UTC
- Depth
- 84.0 km (52.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.631° N, 76.028° 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
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000fg. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:43 AM UTC.