M5.3 earthquake 29 km NE of Mutatá, Colombia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 29 km NE of Mutatá, Colombia on Thu, Sep 1, 1977, 12:37 PM GMT-5 (17:37 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-09-01 17:37:06 UTC
- Depth
- 28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.443° N, 76.258° 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
- 65
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 4.518 km NW of Peque, Colombia · 17919 days ago · 104 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.230 km NW of Ituango, Colombia · 17920 days ago · 75 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.917 km NE of Mutatá, Colombia · 17920 days ago · 56 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.927 km NE of Mutatá, Colombia · 17920 days ago · 95 km deep · 5 km away
- 6.418 km ENE of Mutatá, Colombia · 17920 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000qeu (also filed as iscgem692683, iscgemsup692683). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.