M4.8 earthquake 9 km SSW of Herrán, Colombia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Herrán, Colombia on Wed, Dec 1, 1982, 12:28 PM GMT-5 (17:28 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 5 km NNW of Aratoca, Colombia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-12-01 17:28:46 UTC
- Depth
- 78.9 km (49.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 7.426° N, 72.509° 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
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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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.82 km N of Aratoca, Colombia · 15979 days ago · 172 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.43 km NE of Cepitá, Colombia · 15969 days ago · 170 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.53 km WNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 15967 days ago · 174 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.25 km NNW of Aratoca, Colombia · 15966 days ago · 167 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.90 km ENE of Cepitá, Colombia · 15961 days ago · 169 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.26 km NE of Jordán, Colombia · 15955 days ago · 170 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001r7s. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.