M4.3 earthquake 6 km NE of Tipacoque, Colombia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Tipacoque, Colombia on Sun, Nov 1, 1981, 9:46 AM GMT-5 (14:46 UTC), 185 km (115 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 0 km SW 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-11-01 14:46:52 UTC
- Depth
- 185.1 km (115.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.463° N, 72.655° 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
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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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.410 km SE of Cepitá, Colombia · 16374 days ago · 179 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.30 km SW of Cepitá, Colombia · 16366 days ago · 159 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.01 km NNE of Jordán, Colombia · 16362 days ago · 167 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.44 km S of Aratoca, Colombia · 16354 days ago · 186 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.64 km SSE of Santa Bárbara, Colombia · 16352 days ago · 149 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001grw. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:34 PM UTC.