M4.4 earthquake 25 km W of Dabeiba, Colombia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 25 km W of Dabeiba, Colombia on Wed, Aug 26, 1981, 6:59 PM GMT-5 (23:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 27 km ESE of Murindó, 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-26 23:59:32 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.002° N, 76.498° 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.
- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.814 km SE of Murindó, Colombia · 16473 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.725 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 16473 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.116 km S of Mutatá, Colombia · 16473 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.723 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 16473 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.428 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 16472 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.511 km W of Mutatá, Colombia · 16472 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.927 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 16470 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.622 km SSW of Mutatá, Colombia · 16470 days ago · 44 km deep · 5 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fgv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:19 PM UTC.