Colombia earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 25 km NNW of Mutatá, Colombia

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 25 km NNW of Mutatá, Colombia on Sun, Oct 18, 1992, 4:10 PM GMT-4 (20:10 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 northern Colombia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time: Sun, Oct 18, 1992, 4:10 PM GMT-4
UTC: 1992-10-18 20:10:55 UTC
Depth: 12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 7.458° N, 76.521° W
Region: Colombia
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005fj3 (also filed as iscgem268387). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.