M4.8 earthquake 28 km E of Murindó, Colombia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 28 km E of Murindó, Colombia on Mon, Apr 27, 1981, 1:50 PM GMT-5 (18:50 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 22 km W of Dabeiba, 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-04-27 18:50:38 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.986° N, 76.563° 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
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- 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 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.022 km W of Dabeiba, Colombia · 16584 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.028 km WSW of Riosucio, Colombia · 16565 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001de0 (also filed as iscgem628858). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC.