M4.6 earthquake 4 km NNW of Cepitá, Colombia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Cepitá, Colombia on Fri, Oct 23, 1981, 11:36 PM GMT-5 (04:36 UTC), 167 km (104 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 0 km SW of Cepitá, Colombia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-10-24 04:36:50 UTC
- Depth
- 167.2 km (103.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.786° N, 72.995° 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 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.91 km S of Cepitá, Colombia · 16414 days ago · 168 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.36 km NE of Tipacoque, Colombia · 16408 days ago · 185 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.410 km SE of Cepitá, Colombia · 16374 days ago · 179 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.30 km SW of Cepitá, Colombia · 16366 days ago · 159 km deep · 4 km away
- 5.01 km NNE of Jordán, Colombia · 16362 days ago · 167 km deep · 12 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001gn6. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:26 AM UTC.