Colombia earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 16 km NNW of Mutatá, Colombia

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Mutatá, Colombia on Sun, Oct 18, 1992, 11:25 AM GMT-4 (15:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 9 km ENE of Murindó, Colombia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1992-10-18 15:25:25 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
7.383° N, 76.496° W
Region
Colombia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.28 km SW of Murindó, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.810 km NE of Murindó, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.538 km ESE of Carepa, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 5.119 km S of Murindó, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.919 km NW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 5.020 km NE of Vigía del Fuerte, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 5.69 km ENE of Murindó, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.724 km NW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 4.747 km NNE of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 5.55 km ENE of Murindó, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 5.129 km SE of Murindó, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 5.125 km NNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 4.313 km NNE of Vigía del Fuerte, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 5.110 km SW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 4.48 km NW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 4.325 km NNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 4.9northern Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 4.627 km N of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 4.69 km NNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 4.419 km ENE of Dabeiba, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 4.519 km N of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 4.5northern Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 4.817 km WNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 5.029 km SE of Murindó, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 5.3northern Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 4.624 km N of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 4.4northern Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 4.711 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 4.65 km ENE of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 4.67 km W of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 4.321 km WNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12399 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 4.416 km SSE of Murindó, Colombia · 12399 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 4.820 km SE of Murindó, Colombia · 12399 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 4.8northern Colombia · 12399 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 4.617 km WNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12399 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 4.415 km ENE of Murindó, Colombia · 12399 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 5.37 km S of Murindó, Colombia · 12399 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 4.819 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 12399 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 4.527 km NNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12399 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 4.217 km WSW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12398 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 4.618 km WSW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12398 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 4.810 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 12398 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 4.827 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 12398 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 4.69 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 12398 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 4.619 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 12398 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 4.433 km NE of Mutatá, Colombia · 12397 days ago · 75 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 4.414 km ENE of Murindó, Colombia · 12394 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 5.026 km NNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12393 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 4.711 km S of Murindó, Colombia · 12391 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 4.721 km ENE of Murindó, Colombia · 12390 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 4.911 km NW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12389 days ago · 34 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 5.13 km N of Murindó, Colombia · 12389 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 4.512 km SE of Turbo, Colombia · 12387 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 4.59 km SSE of Murindó, Colombia · 12384 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 4.414 km NNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12379 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 4.432 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 12375 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 4.722 km NE of Mutatá, Colombia · 12371 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 4.26 km WNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12371 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 5.225 km E of Murindó, Colombia · 12362 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 4.321 km NE of Murindó, Colombia · 12351 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 7.211 km NNW of Murindó, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 5.220 km W of Dabeiba, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.219 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 12401 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.77 km NE of Mutatá, Colombia · 12401 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.217 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 12401 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.118 km ENE of Murindó, Colombia · 12401 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.630 km WSW of Dabeiba, Colombia · 12401 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 5.120 km SE of Murindó, Colombia · 12401 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.413 km SW of Murindó, Colombia · 12401 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 5.011 km SSE of Murindó, Colombia · 12401 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 6.715 km S of Murindó, Colombia · 12401 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.334 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 12404 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away

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