M4.3 earthquake 11 km N of Jordán, Colombia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 11 km N of Jordán, Colombia on Fri, Jan 16, 1981, 5:17 PM GMT-5 (22:17 UTC), 168 km (104 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 2 km N of Molagavita, Colombia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-16 22:17:22 UTC
- Depth
- 168.0 km (104.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.832° N, 73.078° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.512 km NNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 16688 days ago · 166 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.613 km N of Jordán, Colombia · 16680 days ago · 166 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.81 km SSE of Cepitá, Colombia · 16679 days ago · 174 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.49 km ESE of Cepitá, Colombia · 16661 days ago · 178 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.82 km SSE of Cepitá, Colombia · 16660 days ago · 170 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.62 km ESE of Molagavita, Colombia · 16655 days ago · 165 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.92 km N of Molagavita, Colombia · 16636 days ago · 171 km deep · 34 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001brq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC.