M4.8 earthquake 10 km SSW of Cubará, Colombia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Cubará, Colombia on Mon, Jan 19, 1987, 10:59 PM GMT-5 (03:59 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 5 km WNW 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-01-20 03:59:02 UTC
- Depth
- 42.7 km (26.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.917° N, 72.136° 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 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.27 km NW of Cepitá, Colombia · 14461 days ago · 160 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.83 km NNE of Cepitá, Colombia · 14452 days ago · 167 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.95 km WNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 14452 days ago · 167 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.35 km N of Cepitá, Colombia · 14439 days ago · 165 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00031sk. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.