M4.3 earthquake 3 km NE of Aratoca, Colombia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Aratoca, Colombia on Wed, Apr 28, 1982, 8:35 PM GMT-5 (01:35 UTC), 173 km (107 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 5 km ENE of Jordán, 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
- 1982-04-29 01:35:21 UTC
- Depth
- 172.7 km (107.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.717° N, 72.996° 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 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.56 km ENE of Jordán, Colombia · 16224 days ago · 163 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.612 km NNW of Jordán, Colombia · 16211 days ago · 165 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.74 km WSW of Aratoca, Colombia · 16201 days ago · 179 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.85 km ENE of Jordán, Colombia · 16193 days ago · 163 km deep · 6 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001m06. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.