M4.8 earthquake 1 km SE of Cepitá, Colombia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 1 km SE of Cepitá, Colombia on Sat, May 27, 1978, 11:16 AM GMT-5 (16:16 UTC), 163 km (101 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 4 km E of Jordán, Colombia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-05-27 16:16:42 UTC
- Depth
- 163.0 km (101.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.745° N, 72.966° 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
- 54
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000usr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:04 AM UTC.