M4.5 earthquake 9 km N of Cepitá, Colombia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 9 km N of Cepitá, Colombia on Thu, Apr 23, 1981, 8:09 PM GMT-5 (01:09 UTC), 175 km (109 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 4 km N of Jordán, 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
- 1981-04-24 01:09:44 UTC
- Depth
- 174.7 km (108.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.837° N, 72.958° 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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.21 km ESE of Cepitá, Colombia · 16557 days ago · 177 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.216 km SW of Sabana de Torres, Colombia · 16551 days ago · 114 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.17 km W of Molagavita, Colombia · 16551 days ago · 180 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.14 km N of Jordán, Colombia · 16537 days ago · 160 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.210 km SE of Cepitá, Colombia · 16528 days ago · 179 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001dap. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC.