M4.8 earthquake 0 km NW of Guaca, Colombia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 0 km NW of Guaca, Colombia on Wed, Apr 20, 1983, 9:06 AM GMT-5 (14:06 UTC), 150 km (93 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 1 km ESE 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
- 1983-04-20 14:06:11 UTC
- Depth
- 150.3 km (93.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.880° N, 72.860° 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 1.8 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.64 km SE of Cepitá, Colombia · 15861 days ago · 170 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.11 km ESE of Cepitá, Colombia · 15841 days ago · 163 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.07 km WSW of Molagavita, Colombia · 15832 days ago · 179 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.712 km NNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 15832 days ago · 165 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.62 km ESE of Simacota, Colombia · 15822 days ago · 140 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.73 km E of Cepitá, Colombia · 15820 days ago · 178 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.86 km NNE of Cepitá, Colombia · 15817 days ago · 177 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.413 km NNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 15815 days ago · 167 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001uks. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:54 PM UTC.