M4.9 earthquake 8 km WNW of Cepitá, Colombia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Cepitá, Colombia on Sat, Jul 17, 1982, 5:24 PM GMT-5 (22:24 UTC), 163 km (101 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-07-17 22:24:14 UTC
- Depth
- 163.0 km (101.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.791° N, 73.041° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.93 km WSW of Cepitá, Colombia · 16110 days ago · 167 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.51 km WNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 16099 days ago · 172 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.30 km SW of Cepitá, Colombia · 16097 days ago · 167 km deep · 8 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001nfx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.