M4.4 earthquake 2 km W of Mogotes, Colombia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 2 km W of Mogotes, Colombia on Fri, Feb 15, 1985, 2:50 AM GMT-5 (07:50 UTC), 171 km (106 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 8 km W of Molagavita, Colombia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-15 07:50:22 UTC
- Depth
- 170.7 km (106.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 6.474° N, 72.990° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.61 km WNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 15191 days ago · 166 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.73 km W of Cepitá, Colombia · 15187 days ago · 166 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.88 km W of Molagavita, Colombia · 15159 days ago · 169 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.12 km WSW of Guaca, Colombia · 15147 days ago · 188 km deep · 46 km away
Before
- 5.35 km W of Cepitá, Colombia · 15202 days ago · 164 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.03 km N of Cepitá, Colombia · 15203 days ago · 165 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.83 km E of Aratoca, Colombia · 15210 days ago · 168 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.37 km SE of Aratoca, Colombia · 15210 days ago · 172 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.87 km E of Cepitá, Colombia · 15213 days ago · 172 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.613 km S of Piedecuesta, Colombia · 15220 days ago · 159 km deep · 44 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bxb. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC.