M4.5 earthquake 4 km WNW of Capitanejo, Colombia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Capitanejo, Colombia on Fri, Jun 13, 1980, 10:55 PM GMT-5 (03:55 UTC), 177 km (110 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 12 km NW of Cepitá, 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
- 1980-06-14 03:55:52 UTC
- Depth
- 177.0 km (110.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.548° N, 72.727° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.40 km NE of Cepitá, Colombia · 16887 days ago · 174 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.53 km NW of Aratoca, Colombia · 16867 days ago · 167 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.912 km NW of Cepitá, Colombia · 16864 days ago · 158 km deep · 48 km away
Before
- 4.67 km NW of Cepitá, Colombia · 16926 days ago · 165 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.70 km WNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 16927 days ago · 171 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.2northern Colombia · 16930 days ago · 175 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.512 km SSW of Piedecuesta, Colombia · 16931 days ago · 163 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.47 km W of Guaca, Colombia · 16932 days ago · 162 km deep · 43 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000187c. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:29 AM UTC.