M4.6 earthquake 9 km ENE of Enciso, Colombia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Enciso, Colombia on Fri, Mar 26, 1976, 2:47 AM GMT-5 (07:47 UTC), 183 km (114 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 3 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-03-26 07:47:26 UTC
- Depth
- 183.0 km (113.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.711° N, 72.630° 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
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.23 km NNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 18445 days ago · 160 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.99 km NNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 18438 days ago · 165 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.78 km NNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 18438 days ago · 170 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.7northern Colombia · 18433 days ago · 164 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.56 km N of Jordán, Colombia · 18422 days ago · 163 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.75 km NW of Cepitá, Colombia · 18393 days ago · 166 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000fmt. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:15 AM UTC.