M5.0 earthquake 27 km E of Murindó, Colombia
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 27 km E of Murindó, Colombia on Thu, Jan 30, 1986, 5:26 PM GMT-5 (22:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-01-30 22:26:32 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.966° N, 76.569° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.923 km W of Dabeiba, Colombia · 14844 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.922 km NE of Dabeiba, Colombia · 14843 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
Before
- 4.919 km E of Murindó, Colombia · 14846 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.615 km NNW of Dabeiba, Colombia · 14846 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.714 km SSE of Murindó, Colombia · 14846 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.529 km WSW of Riosucio, Colombia · 14858 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.128 km W of Dabeiba, Colombia · 14860 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002qkb (also filed as iscgem507236). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC.