M4.9 earthquake 3 km WSW of Cepitá, Colombia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Cepitá, Colombia on Sun, Aug 15, 1982, 2:26 AM GMT-5 (07:26 UTC), 167 km (104 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-15 07:26:27 UTC
- Depth
- 166.9 km (103.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.747° N, 73.001° 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 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.51 km WNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 16098 days ago · 172 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.30 km SW of Cepitá, Colombia · 16096 days ago · 167 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.37 km NNE of Jordán, Colombia · 16071 days ago · 171 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.511 km NW of Jordán, Colombia · 16068 days ago · 170 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001p2a. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC.