M4.7 earthquake 11 km NW of Cepitá, Colombia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Cepitá, Colombia on Wed, Mar 9, 1983, 2:30 PM GMT-5 (19:30 UTC), 167 km (104 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 0 km NW of Guaca, Colombia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-03-09 19:30:11 UTC
- Depth
- 167.4 km (104.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.837° N, 73.038° 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 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.014 km S of Piedecuesta, Colombia · 15897 days ago · 163 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.312 km SSW of Piedecuesta, Colombia · 15896 days ago · 161 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.57 km NW of Cepitá, Colombia · 15882 days ago · 163 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.26 km N of Curití, Colombia · 15874 days ago · 190 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.80 km NW of Guaca, Colombia · 15861 days ago · 150 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.64 km SE of Cepitá, Colombia · 15852 days ago · 170 km deep · 16 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001thb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.