Colombia earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 23 km SW of Sipí, Colombia

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 23 km SW of Sipí, Colombia on Wed, Sep 16, 2026, 1:18 AM GMT-5 (06:18 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 24 km WSW of Sipí, Colombia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-09-16 06:18:06 UTC
Depth
71.0 km (44.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
4.495° N, 76.782° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 11 since this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.924 km WSW of Sipí, Colombia · 17 days ago · 66 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 4
  2. 4.727 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 17 days ago · 51 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.418 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 16 days ago · 59 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 4.724 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 16 days ago · 58 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 4
  5. 4.740 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia · 15 days ago · 68 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 7
  6. 4.528 km S of Sipí, Colombia · 15 days ago · 83 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.329 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia · 14 days ago · 74 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 4.829 km WSW of Sipí, Colombia · 14 days ago · 58 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.224 km S of Sipí, Colombia · 14 days ago · 80 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 4.539 km WSW of Sipí, Colombia · 8 days ago · 52 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 4.619 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 6 days ago · 70 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 4.624 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 19 days ago · 70 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 4.928 km WSW of Sipí, Colombia · 19 days ago · 50 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.628 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 19 days ago · 53 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.417 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia · 19 days ago · 71 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 4.918 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia · 19 days ago · 64 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 6
  6. 4.516 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia · 19 days ago · 65 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.732 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 21 days ago · 68 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.727 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 22 days ago · 68 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 4
  9. 4.417 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 25 days ago · 71 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.415 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 27 days ago · 68 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.529 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia · 30 days ago · 71 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.518 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 35 days ago · 61 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  13. 4.511 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia · 37 days ago · 64 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 4.719 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 37 days ago · 61 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 4.435 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia · 40 days ago · 74 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 4.427 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 40 days ago · 78 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000thse. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:41 AM UTC.