M4.8 earthquake 14 km SE of Murindó, Colombia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 14 km SE of Murindó, Colombia on Thu, Aug 27, 1981, 8:52 AM GMT-5 (13:52 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
- 4.8 (ms), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-27 13:52:40 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.885° N, 76.725° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.725 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 16462 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.116 km S of Mutatá, Colombia · 16462 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.723 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 16462 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.428 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 16461 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.511 km W of Mutatá, Colombia · 16461 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.927 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 16459 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.622 km SSW of Mutatá, Colombia · 16458 days ago · 44 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fh9 (also filed as gcmtb082781a, gcmt19810827135240, iscgem613612). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:09 AM UTC.