M4.8 earthquake 3 km E of Aratoca, Colombia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 3 km E of Aratoca, Colombia on Wed, Feb 6, 1985, 4:01 PM GMT-5 (21:01 UTC), 168 km (105 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 5 km W 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
- 1985-02-06 21:01:28 UTC
- Depth
- 168.2 km (104.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.695° N, 72.988° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.03 km N of Cepitá, Colombia · 15204 days ago · 165 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.35 km W of Cepitá, Colombia · 15204 days ago · 164 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.42 km W of Mogotes, Colombia · 15203 days ago · 171 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.61 km WNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 15193 days ago · 166 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.73 km W of Cepitá, Colombia · 15189 days ago · 166 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.88 km W of Molagavita, Colombia · 15161 days ago · 169 km deep · 11 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bpe. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC.