M4.7 earthquake 2 km ESE of Gámbita, Colombia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Gámbita, Colombia on Thu, Dec 25, 1980, 8:32 PM GMT-5 (01:32 UTC), 121 km (75 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 2 km SSE 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-12-26 01:32:07 UTC
- Depth
- 121.0 km (75.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 5.941° N, 73.326° 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
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.81 km SSE of Cepitá, Colombia · 16675 days ago · 174 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.49 km ESE of Cepitá, Colombia · 16657 days ago · 178 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.82 km SSE of Cepitá, Colombia · 16655 days ago · 170 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bfd. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.