M3.9 earthquake 11 km NW of Jordán, Colombia
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Jordán, Colombia on Sun, Jun 9, 1985, 8:14 AM GMT-5 (13:14 UTC), 175 km (109 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 11 km N 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
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-09 13:14:11 UTC
- Depth
- 175.3 km (108.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.817° N, 73.158° 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
- 4.86 km W of Cepitá, Colombia · 15083 days ago · 164 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.211 km N of Cepitá, Colombia · 15070 days ago · 154 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.812 km ENE of Zapatoca, Colombia · 15056 days ago · 162 km deep · 6 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002fpj. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:36 AM UTC.