M4.1 earthquake 2 km WSW of Guaca, Colombia
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Guaca, Colombia on Wed, Apr 10, 1985, 11:21 AM GMT-5 (16:21 UTC), 188 km (117 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 2 km NNW of El Playón, Colombia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-10 16:21:34 UTC
- Depth
- 187.7 km (116.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.869° N, 72.877° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.42 km NNW of El Playón, Colombia · 15131 days ago · 150 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.26 km SW of Molagavita, Colombia · 15114 days ago · 185 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.24 km NW of Cepitá, Colombia · 15109 days ago · 170 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.4northern Colombia · 15107 days ago · 131 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.911 km NW of Jordán, Colombia · 15081 days ago · 175 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002dp3. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.