1566 Earthquake: Colombia
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Colombia in 1566.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- 1566
- Place
- Colombia
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 3.000° N, 77.300° W
- Country
- Colombia
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- June 6, 1994, Cauca, Huila, Colombia
- March 31, 1983, SW, Popayan, Colombia
- November 16, 1827, Bogota, Neiva, Popayan, Pasto, Huila, Colombia
- February 8, 1995, Cali, Pereira, Armenia, Calarca, Colombia
- November 19, 1991, Chaco, Buenaventura, Cali, Colombia
- July 14, 1947, Pasto, Colombia
- January 26, 2019, Cauca, Huila, Colombia
- September 10, 2007, Narino, El Charco, Iscuande, LA Tola, Colombia
- February 2, 1735, Popayan, Colombia
- October 11, 1877, Buenaventura, Colombia
- February 21, 1906, Buenaventura, Colombia
- April 25, 1751, Popayan, Colombia
- May 25, 1885, Popayan, Colombia
- February 3, 1906, Colombia
- July 9, 1766, Buga,cali,popayan, Colombia
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 751.