M3.8 earthquake 1 km SSE of Cepitá, Colombia
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 1 km SSE of Cepitá, Colombia on Sun, Feb 1, 1981, 2:18 AM GMT-5 (07:18 UTC), 174 km (108 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 9 km ESE 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
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-02-01 07:18:48 UTC
- Depth
- 174.1 km (108.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.745° N, 72.969° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.49 km ESE of Cepitá, Colombia · 16651 days ago · 178 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.82 km SSE of Cepitá, Colombia · 16650 days ago · 170 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.62 km ESE of Molagavita, Colombia · 16645 days ago · 165 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.92 km N of Molagavita, Colombia · 16626 days ago · 171 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.44 km NNE of Molagavita, Colombia · 16623 days ago · 180 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001c0c. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.