Colombia earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 11 km SSE of Murindó, Colombia

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Murindó, Colombia on Sat, Oct 17, 1992, 4:42 AM GMT-4 (08:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.2 11 km NNW of Murindó, Colombia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1992-10-17 08:42:16 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
6.877° N, 76.791° W
Region
Colombia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.413 km SW of Murindó, Colombia · 12402 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 5.120 km SE of Murindó, Colombia · 12402 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.630 km WSW of Dabeiba, Colombia · 12402 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.118 km ENE of Murindó, Colombia · 12402 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.217 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 12402 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 4.77 km NE of Mutatá, Colombia · 12402 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.219 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 12401 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 5.220 km W of Dabeiba, Colombia · 12401 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 7.211 km NNW of Murindó, Colombia · 12401 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 5.116 km NNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12401 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 5.28 km SW of Murindó, Colombia · 12401 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 4.810 km NE of Murindó, Colombia · 12401 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 4.538 km ESE of Carepa, Colombia · 12401 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 5.119 km S of Murindó, Colombia · 12401 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 4.919 km NW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12401 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 5.020 km NE of Vigía del Fuerte, Colombia · 12401 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 5.69 km ENE of Murindó, Colombia · 12401 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 4.724 km NW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12401 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 5.55 km ENE of Murindó, Colombia · 12401 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 5.129 km SE of Murindó, Colombia · 12401 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 5.125 km NNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 4.313 km NNE of Vigía del Fuerte, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 5.110 km SW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 4.48 km NW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 4.325 km NNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 4.9northern Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 4.627 km N of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 4.69 km NNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 4.419 km ENE of Dabeiba, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 4.519 km N of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 4.5northern Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 4.817 km WNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 5.029 km SE of Murindó, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 5.3northern Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 4.624 km N of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 4.4northern Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 4.711 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 4.65 km ENE of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 4.67 km W of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 4.321 km WNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 4.416 km SSE of Murindó, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 4.820 km SE of Murindó, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 4.8northern Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 4.617 km WNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 4.415 km ENE of Murindó, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 5.37 km S of Murindó, Colombia · 12399 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 4.819 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 12399 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 4.527 km NNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12399 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 4.217 km WSW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12399 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 4.618 km WSW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12399 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 4.810 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 12399 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 4.827 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 12398 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 4.69 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 12398 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 4.619 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 12398 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 4.433 km NE of Mutatá, Colombia · 12397 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 5.533 km WNW of Vigía del Fuerte, Colombia · 12396 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 4.414 km ENE of Murindó, Colombia · 12395 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 5.026 km NNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12393 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 4.711 km S of Murindó, Colombia · 12391 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 4.721 km ENE of Murindó, Colombia · 12391 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 6.715 km S of Murindó, Colombia · 12402 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 4.334 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 12404 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

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