M4.5 earthquake 12 km NNW of Jordán, Colombia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Jordán, Colombia on Tue, Dec 13, 1983, 7:18 AM GMT-5 (12:18 UTC), 169 km (105 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 4 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-12-13 12:18:21 UTC
- Depth
- 168.8 km (104.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.836° N, 73.142° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.713 km NW of Cepitá, Colombia · 15615 days ago · 164 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.04 km WNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 15609 days ago · 160 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.414 km W of Lebrija, Colombia · 15598 days ago · 138 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00020fa. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:04 AM UTC.