Colombia earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 33 km S of Chigorodó, Colombia

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 33 km S of Chigorodó, Colombia on Fri, Dec 18, 1992, 7:01 AM GMT-4 (11:01 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 29 km WNW of Mutatá, Colombia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1992-12-18 11:01:51 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
7.368° N, 76.711° W
Region
Colombia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.629 km WNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12334 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.724 km N of Mutatá, Colombia · 12330 days ago · 51 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.920 km ESE of Mutatá, Colombia · 12330 days ago · 88 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.428 km NNE of Murindó, Colombia · 12322 days ago · 68 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.835 km E of Apartadó, Colombia · 12321 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.427 km NNE of Murindó, Colombia · 12315 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.411 km SW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12312 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.123 km S of Chigorodó, Colombia · 12303 days ago · 167 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 4.230 km E of Chigorodó, Colombia · 12295 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.213 km WNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12341 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.826 km NW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12344 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.221 km E of Carepa, Colombia · 12347 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.621 km ESE of Chigorodó, Colombia · 12350 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.321 km NE of Murindó, Colombia · 12351 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 5.225 km E of Murindó, Colombia · 12362 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005jft. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:48 AM UTC.