M4.5 earthquake 16 km ESE of Coromoro, Colombia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 16 km ESE of Coromoro, Colombia on Fri, May 4, 1979, 2:24 AM GMT-5 (07:24 UTC), 165 km (103 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 9 km WNW of Galán, 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
- 1979-05-04 07:24:40 UTC
- Depth
- 165.0 km (102.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.226° N, 72.910° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.11 km SE of Cepitá, Colombia · 17301 days ago · 164 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.29 km WNW of Galán, Colombia · 17291 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.313 km NNW of Jordán, Colombia · 17272 days ago · 162 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.013 km NNW of Jordán, Colombia · 17256 days ago · 163 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.19 km SW of Girón, Colombia · 17255 days ago · 157 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010e9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.