M4.9 earthquake 27 km NE of Mutatá, Colombia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 27 km NE of Mutatá, Colombia on Tue, Aug 30, 1977, 8:18 PM GMT-5 (01:18 UTC), 95 km (59 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 29 km NE of Mutatá, Colombia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-08-31 01:18:35 UTC
- Depth
- 95.0 km (59.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.403° N, 76.247° W
- Region
- Colombia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.22 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.2 |
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
- 52
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.917 km NE of Mutatá, Colombia · 17930 days ago · 56 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.230 km NW of Ituango, Colombia · 17930 days ago · 75 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.518 km NW of Peque, Colombia · 17929 days ago · 104 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.329 km NE of Mutatá, Colombia · 17928 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000qdv (also filed as iscgem695312). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:10 PM UTC.