M4.8 earthquake 17 km WNW of Mutatá, Colombia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 17 km WNW of Mutatá, Colombia on Sun, Oct 18, 1992, 10:47 PM GMT-4 (02:47 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 33 km WNW of Vigía del Fuerte, 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-10-19 02:47:27 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.293° N, 76.588° 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 1.8 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.029 km SE of Murindó, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.3northern Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.624 km N of Mutatá, Colombia · 12399 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.4northern Colombia · 12399 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.711 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 12399 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.65 km ENE of Mutatá, Colombia · 12399 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.67 km W of Mutatá, Colombia · 12399 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.321 km WNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12399 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.416 km SSE of Murindó, Colombia · 12399 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.820 km SE of Murindó, Colombia · 12399 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.8northern Colombia · 12399 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.617 km WNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12399 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.415 km ENE of Murindó, Colombia · 12399 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.37 km S of Murindó, Colombia · 12399 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.819 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 12399 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.527 km NNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12399 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.217 km WSW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12398 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.618 km WSW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12398 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.810 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 12398 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.827 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 12398 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.69 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 12398 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.619 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 12397 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.433 km NE of Mutatá, Colombia · 12397 days ago · 75 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.533 km WNW of Vigía del Fuerte, Colombia · 12395 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.414 km ENE of Murindó, Colombia · 12394 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.026 km NNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12393 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.711 km S of Murindó, Colombia · 12391 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.721 km ENE of Murindó, Colombia · 12390 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.911 km NW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12389 days ago · 34 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.13 km N of Murindó, Colombia · 12389 days ago · 37 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.512 km SE of Turbo, Colombia · 12387 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.59 km SSE of Murindó, Colombia · 12384 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.414 km NNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12379 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.432 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 12374 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.722 km NE of Mutatá, Colombia · 12371 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.26 km WNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12371 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.225 km E of Murindó, Colombia · 12362 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.321 km NE of Murindó, Colombia · 12351 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.621 km ESE of Chigorodó, Colombia · 12349 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.221 km E of Carepa, Colombia · 12346 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.826 km NW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12343 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.213 km WNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12340 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
Before
- 4.5northern Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.519 km N of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.419 km ENE of Dabeiba, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.69 km NNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.627 km N of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.9northern Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.325 km NNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.48 km NW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.110 km SW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.313 km NNE of Vigía del Fuerte, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.125 km NNW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.129 km SE of Murindó, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.55 km ENE of Murindó, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.747 km NNE of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.724 km NW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.69 km ENE of Murindó, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.020 km NE of Vigía del Fuerte, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.919 km NW of Mutatá, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.119 km S of Murindó, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.538 km ESE of Carepa, Colombia · 12400 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005fjp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:34 PM UTC.