M4.7 earthquake 3 km W of Cepitá, Colombia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 3 km W of Cepitá, Colombia on Fri, Mar 1, 1985, 6:38 AM GMT-5 (11:38 UTC), 166 km (103 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 8 km W of Molagavita, 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
- 1985-03-01 11:38:24 UTC
- Depth
- 165.7 km (103.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.752° N, 73.004° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.88 km W of Molagavita, Colombia · 15152 days ago · 169 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.12 km WSW of Guaca, Colombia · 15140 days ago · 188 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.42 km NNW of El Playón, Colombia · 15130 days ago · 150 km deep · 85 km away
Before
- 4.61 km WNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 15184 days ago · 166 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.42 km W of Mogotes, Colombia · 15194 days ago · 171 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.35 km W of Cepitá, Colombia · 15195 days ago · 164 km deep · 3 km away
- 5.03 km N of Cepitá, Colombia · 15195 days ago · 165 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.83 km E of Aratoca, Colombia · 15202 days ago · 168 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.37 km SE of Aratoca, Colombia · 15203 days ago · 172 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.87 km E of Cepitá, Colombia · 15206 days ago · 172 km deep · 11 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002cap. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.