M4.5 earthquake 6 km ENE of Jordán, Colombia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Jordán, Colombia on Sat, May 1, 1982, 9:59 AM GMT-5 (14:59 UTC), 163 km (101 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 12 km NNW 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-01 14:59:05 UTC
- Depth
- 162.5 km (101.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.753° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.612 km NNW of Jordán, Colombia · 16201 days ago · 165 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.74 km WSW of Aratoca, Colombia · 16192 days ago · 179 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.85 km ENE of Jordán, Colombia · 16184 days ago · 163 km deep · 1 km away
- 4.34 km NE of Betulia, Colombia · 16157 days ago · 152 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001m1k. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:15 AM UTC.