M5.1 earthquake 23 km NNW of Cubará, Colombia
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 23 km NNW of Cubará, Colombia on Thu, May 1, 1980, 9:47 PM GMT-4 (01:47 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-05-02 01:47:06 UTC
- Depth
- 50.0 km (31.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.210° N, 72.168° 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
- 96
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.47 km W of Guaca, Colombia · 16926 days ago · 162 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.54 km WNW of Capitanejo, Colombia · 16902 days ago · 177 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001708 (also filed as gcmtb050280a, gcmt19800502014706, iscgem644923). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:28 AM UTC.