M4.6 earthquake 12 km NNW of Jordán, Colombia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Jordán, Colombia on Fri, May 14, 1982, 10:48 PM GMT-5 (03:48 UTC), 165 km (102 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 4 km WSW 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-15 03:48:04 UTC
- Depth
- 164.8 km (102.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.841° N, 73.122° 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 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.74 km WSW of Aratoca, Colombia · 16192 days ago · 179 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.85 km ENE of Jordán, Colombia · 16184 days ago · 163 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.34 km NE of Betulia, Colombia · 16157 days ago · 152 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.44 km NE of Jordán, Colombia · 16146 days ago · 166 km deep · 10 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mb5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.