Colombia earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 76 km WNW of Tumaco, Colombia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 76 km WNW of Tumaco, Colombia on Wed, Dec 12, 1979, 3:18 PM GMT-5 (20:18 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 107 km WNW of Tumaco, Colombia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1979-12-12 20:18:32 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.030° N, 79.435° W
Region
Colombia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
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: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8107 km WNW of Tumaco, Colombia · 17085 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.526 km WNW of Salahonda, Colombia · 17085 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 5.045 km WNW of Salahonda, Colombia · 17085 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 5.885 km W of Mosquera, Colombia · 17085 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.589 km NNW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 17085 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.587 km NW of Tumaco, Colombia · 17085 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.574 km WNW of Tumaco, Colombia · 17085 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 4.860 km NW of Salahonda, Colombia · 17085 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.864 km WNW of Salahonda, Colombia · 17085 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 5.069 km WNW of Tumaco, Colombia · 17085 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 4.384 km WNW of Salahonda, Colombia · 17084 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.953 km WNW of Valdez, Ecuador · 17084 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.962 km W of Mosquera, Colombia · 17084 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 5.266 km W of Mosquera, Colombia · 17084 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 4.673 km NW of Salahonda, Colombia · 17084 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 4.7110 km WNW of Mosquera, Colombia · 17084 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 4.3102 km NW of Salahonda, Colombia · 17084 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 4.5107 km WNW of Tumaco, Colombia · 17083 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 5.0105 km WNW of Mosquera, Colombia · 17083 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 4.669 km NW of Salahonda, Colombia · 17083 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 4.793 km WNW of Mosquera, Colombia · 17082 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 4.0101 km WNW of Mosquera, Colombia · 17082 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 4.373 km NW of Salahonda, Colombia · 17081 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 4.777 km WNW of Mosquera, Colombia · 17080 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 4.5142 km WNW of Tumaco, Colombia · 17080 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 4.5110 km WNW of Mosquera, Colombia · 17080 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 4.1south of Panama · 17079 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 5.094 km W of Mosquera, Colombia · 17079 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 4.6102 km NW of Tumaco, Colombia · 17078 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 4.633 km NNW of Salahonda, Colombia · 17077 days ago · 55 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 4.2108 km WNW of Mosquera, Colombia · 17077 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 4.646 km WNW of Salahonda, Colombia · 17077 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 4.7120 km WNW of Mosquera, Colombia · 17077 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 4.491 km WNW of Mosquera, Colombia · 17077 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 4.846 km W of Mosquera, Colombia · 17077 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 4.496 km NW of Tumaco, Colombia · 17075 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 4.7104 km WNW of Salahonda, Colombia · 17074 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 5.144 km NW of Salahonda, Colombia · 17074 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 4.419 km NW of Salahonda, Colombia · 17073 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 4.879 km WNW of Tumaco, Colombia · 17073 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 5.068 km WNW of Salahonda, Colombia · 17069 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 4.396 km W of Mosquera, Colombia · 17068 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 5.540 km W of Salahonda, Colombia · 17067 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 4.9130 km WNW of Mosquera, Colombia · 17065 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 4.586 km WNW of Salahonda, Colombia · 17062 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 5.385 km WNW of Salahonda, Colombia · 17041 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 4.461 km WNW of Tumaco, Colombia · 17039 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 4.534 km W of Tumaco, Colombia · 17027 days ago · 92 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.9south of Panama · 17086 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.869 km WNW of Tumaco, Colombia · 17086 days ago · 77 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 5.054 km NW of Valdez, Ecuador · 17086 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 5.2south of Panama · 17086 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 5.132 km NNW of Salahonda, Colombia · 17086 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 5.325 km W of Salahonda, Colombia · 17086 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 5.577 km WNW of Tumaco, Colombia · 17086 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 7.756 km NW of Valdez, Ecuador · 17086 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014fe. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.