M4.5 earthquake 12 km E of Chigorodó, Colombia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 12 km E of Chigorodó, Colombia on Tue, Dec 16, 1980, 7:20 PM GMT-5 (00:20 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 50 km NNW of Ituango, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-12-17 00:20:02 UTC
- Depth
- 59.0 km (36.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.646° N, 76.568° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 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 usp0001bah. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.