M4.5 earthquake 11 km NW of Jordán, Colombia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Jordán, Colombia on Fri, Sep 24, 1982, 8:18 PM GMT-5 (01:18 UTC), 170 km (106 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 8 km NW 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-25 01:18:31 UTC
- Depth
- 170.2 km (105.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.815° N, 73.162° 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
- 4.88 km NW of Cepitá, Colombia · 16042 days ago · 165 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.214 km SSW of Piedecuesta, Colombia · 16039 days ago · 159 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.47 km WNW of Molagavita, Colombia · 16027 days ago · 181 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.916 km SE of Toledo, Colombia · 16016 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ptf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC.