M4.1 earthquake 16 km S of Mutatá, Colombia
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 16 km S of Mutatá, Colombia on Thu, Aug 27, 1981, 11:07 AM GMT-5 (16:07 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 23 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
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-27 16:07:54 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.096° N, 76.426° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.723 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 16462 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.428 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 16461 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.511 km W of Mutatá, Colombia · 16461 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.927 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 16459 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.622 km SSW of Mutatá, Colombia · 16458 days ago · 44 km deep · 9 km away
Before
- 4.725 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 16462 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.814 km SE of Murindó, Colombia · 16462 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.425 km W of Dabeiba, Colombia · 16462 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.727 km E of Murindó, Colombia · 16464 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.126 km E of Murindó, Colombia · 16464 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.225 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 16464 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fhc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:49 AM UTC.