M4.5 earthquake 18 km NW of Peque, Colombia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 18 km NW of Peque, Colombia on Wed, Aug 31, 1977, 6:58 AM GMT-5 (11:58 UTC), 104 km (65 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-08-31 11:58:03 UTC
- Depth
- 104.0 km (64.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.162° N, 76.006° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.329 km NE of Mutatá, Colombia · 17918 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.610 km ESE of San Jerónimo, Colombia · 17863 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away
Before
- 4.23 km WNW of Carolina, Colombia · 17919 days ago · 204 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.230 km NW of Ituango, Colombia · 17919 days ago · 75 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.917 km NE of Mutatá, Colombia · 17919 days ago · 56 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.927 km NE of Mutatá, Colombia · 17919 days ago · 95 km deep · 38 km away
- 6.418 km ENE of Mutatá, Colombia · 17919 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000qe6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:01 AM UTC.