M4.8 earthquake 5 km ENE of Jordán, Colombia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Jordán, Colombia on Tue, Jun 1, 1982, 2:10 PM GMT-5 (19:10 UTC), 163 km (101 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 8 km WNW of Cepitá, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-06-01 19:10:29 UTC
- Depth
- 163.3 km (101.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.748° N, 73.045° W
- Region
- Colombia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt at Bogota, Bucaramanga and Cucuta.
From the USGS event page for usp0001mn1. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.34 km NE of Betulia, Colombia · 16166 days ago · 152 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.44 km NE of Jordán, Colombia · 16155 days ago · 166 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.76 km WNW of Molagavita, Colombia · 16148 days ago · 180 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.98 km WNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 16146 days ago · 163 km deep · 5 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mn1. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:03 AM UTC.