Colombia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 18 km WNW of Chaparral, Colombia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 18 km WNW of Chaparral, Colombia on Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:57 PM GMT-5 (03:57 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 25 km W of Roncesvalles, Colombia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-09-25 03:57:06 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
3.758° N, 75.650° W
Region
Colombia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
108°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 since this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.625 km W of Roncesvalles, Colombia · 8 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.326 km WNW of Chaparral, Colombia · 6 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.515 km SW of San Antonio, Colombia · 5 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 4.228 km WSW of Roncesvalles, Colombia · 10 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.621 km NNW of Rioblanco, Colombia · 10 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.69 km S of San Antonio, Colombia · 11 days ago · 75 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.217 km SW of Roncesvalles, Colombia · 11 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.225 km SSW of Roncesvalles, Colombia · 12 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 4.226 km NNW of Rioblanco, Colombia · 12 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.625 km WSW of Roncesvalles, Colombia · 12 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.125 km SSW of Roncesvalles, Colombia · 12 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 4.423 km SSW of Roncesvalles, Colombia · 13 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 4.22 km E of Roncesvalles, Colombia · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.51 km SE of San Antonio, Colombia · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.320 km SSW of Roncesvalles, Colombia · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000txif. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC.