M4.5 earthquake 6 km WNW of Guaca, Colombia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Guaca, Colombia on Fri, Mar 1, 1974, 12:07 AM GMT-5 (05:07 UTC), 138 km (86 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 3 km NNE 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-03-01 05:07:42 UTC
- Depth
- 138.0 km (85.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.910° N, 72.907° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.37 km NNE of Jordán, Colombia · 19193 days ago · 84 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.16 km WSW of San Andrés, Colombia · 19168 days ago · 167 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.63 km NNE of Cepitá, Colombia · 19167 days ago · 164 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.68 km N of Jordán, Colombia · 19156 days ago · 154 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.08 km WNW of Guaca, Colombia · 19150 days ago · 24 km deep · 3 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00005fa. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:03 AM UTC.