M4.6 earthquake 22 km SSW of Mutatá, Colombia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 22 km SSW of Mutatá, Colombia on Mon, Aug 31, 1981, 1:03 AM GMT-5 (06:03 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-08-31 06:03:15 UTC
- Depth
- 43.9 km (27.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.044° N, 76.483° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 4.927 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 16458 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.511 km W of Mutatá, Colombia · 16461 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.428 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 16461 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.723 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 16462 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.116 km S of Mutatá, Colombia · 16462 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.725 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 16462 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.814 km SE of Murindó, Colombia · 16462 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.425 km W of Dabeiba, Colombia · 16462 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.727 km E of Murindó, Colombia · 16464 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.126 km E of Murindó, Colombia · 16464 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.225 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 16464 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fkc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:17 AM UTC.