M5.0 earthquake Colombia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck in Colombia on Wed, Sep 5, 1979, 10:57 PM GMT-5 (03:57 UTC), 165 km (103 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-09-06 03:57:53 UTC
- Depth
- 165.0 km (102.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 4.509° N, 75.881° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00012th. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 7:41 AM UTC.