M4.3 earthquake 21 km NE of Murindó, Colombia
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Murindó, Colombia on Sun, Dec 6, 1992, 9:14 PM GMT-4 (01:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 21 km ESE of Chigorodó, 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-12-07 01:14:27 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.117° N, 76.686° 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 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.621 km ESE of Chigorodó, Colombia · 12352 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.221 km E of Carepa, Colombia · 12349 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.826 km NW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12346 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.213 km WNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12343 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.133 km S of Chigorodó, Colombia · 12342 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.629 km WNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12336 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.724 km N of Mutatá, Colombia · 12332 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.920 km ESE of Mutatá, Colombia · 12332 days ago · 88 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.47 km N of Sabanalarga, Colombia · 12328 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.428 km NNE of Murindó, Colombia · 12324 days ago · 68 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.835 km E of Apartadó, Colombia · 12323 days ago · 65 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.427 km NNE of Murindó, Colombia · 12317 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.411 km SW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12314 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.123 km S of Chigorodó, Colombia · 12306 days ago · 167 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.230 km E of Chigorodó, Colombia · 12297 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
Before
- 5.225 km E of Murindó, Colombia · 12365 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.26 km WNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12374 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.722 km NE of Mutatá, Colombia · 12374 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.432 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 12377 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.414 km NNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12382 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005hx2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:41 PM UTC.