M4.6 earthquake 13 km N of Jordán, Colombia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 13 km N of Jordán, Colombia on Fri, Jan 30, 1981, 11:21 PM GMT-5 (04:21 UTC), 166 km (103 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 2 km SSE 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-31 04:21:28 UTC
- Depth
- 166.0 km (103.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.851° N, 73.086° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.81 km SSE of Cepitá, Colombia · 16670 days ago · 174 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.49 km ESE of Cepitá, Colombia · 16651 days ago · 178 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.82 km SSE of Cepitá, Colombia · 16650 days ago · 170 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.62 km ESE of Molagavita, Colombia · 16645 days ago · 165 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.92 km N of Molagavita, Colombia · 16626 days ago · 171 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.44 km NNE of Molagavita, Colombia · 16623 days ago · 180 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bzb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:41 PM UTC.