M4.3 earthquake 8 km NW of Cepitá, Colombia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Cepitá, Colombia on Wed, Apr 21, 1982, 5:57 AM GMT-5 (10:57 UTC), 168 km (104 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-21 10:57:18 UTC
- Depth
- 167.7 km (104.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.808° N, 73.023° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.33 km NE of Aratoca, Colombia · 16225 days ago · 173 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.56 km ENE of Jordán, Colombia · 16222 days ago · 163 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.612 km NNW of Jordán, Colombia · 16209 days ago · 165 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.74 km WSW of Aratoca, Colombia · 16199 days ago · 179 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.85 km ENE of Jordán, Colombia · 16191 days ago · 163 km deep · 7 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kvb. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:48 PM UTC.