M4.8 earthquake 2 km N of Aratoca, Colombia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 2 km N of Aratoca, Colombia on Thu, Dec 23, 1982, 5:47 PM GMT-5 (22:47 UTC), 172 km (107 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 5 km NNW of Aratoca, 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 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-23 22:47:03 UTC
- Depth
- 172.2 km (107.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.720° N, 73.022° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.43 km NE of Cepitá, Colombia · 15979 days ago · 170 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.53 km WNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 15977 days ago · 174 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.25 km NNW of Aratoca, Colombia · 15975 days ago · 167 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.90 km ENE of Cepitá, Colombia · 15971 days ago · 169 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.26 km NE of Jordán, Colombia · 15965 days ago · 170 km deep · 6 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001rpg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:20 PM UTC.