M4.7 earthquake 15 km SSW of Chitagá, Colombia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 15 km SSW of Chitagá, Colombia on Mon, Nov 22, 1976, 3:09 PM GMT-5 (20:09 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 6 km NE 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-11-22 20:09:07 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.010° N, 72.712° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.96 km NE of Cepitá, Colombia · 18195 days ago · 172 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.96 km W of San Andrés, Colombia · 18185 days ago · 165 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.15 km W of Cepitá, Colombia · 18171 days ago · 163 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.81 km S of Cepitá, Colombia · 18168 days ago · 168 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.76 km WSW of Lebrija, Colombia · 18143 days ago · 173 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000kee. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.