M4.6 earthquake 8 km WSW of Guaca, Colombia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Guaca, Colombia on Wed, Mar 3, 1976, 10:14 PM GMT-5 (03:14 UTC), 174 km (108 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 6 km N 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-03-04 03:14:19 UTC
- Depth
- 174.0 km (108.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.847° N, 72.930° 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 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.46 km N of Cepitá, Colombia · 18454 days ago · 165 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.69 km ENE of Enciso, Colombia · 18442 days ago · 183 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.23 km NNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 18435 days ago · 160 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.99 km NNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 18428 days ago · 165 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.78 km NNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 18428 days ago · 170 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.7northern Colombia · 18424 days ago · 164 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.56 km N of Jordán, Colombia · 18413 days ago · 163 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000fad. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:59 AM UTC.