June 16, 1805 Earthquake: Honda,mariquita, Colombia
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Honda,mariquita, Colombia on June 16, 1805 at 08:15:00 UTC, 15 km below the surface. It killed 200 people.
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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
- June 16, 1805
- Time
- 08:15:00 UTC
- Place
- Honda,mariquita, Colombia
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 15 km (9 mi)
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 5.370° N, 74.870° W
- Country
- Colombia
The toll
- Deaths
- 200
- Injuries
- Many (about 101 to 1,000)
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Many (101 to 1,000)
- Houses damaged
- Many (101 to 1,000)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Honda, capital of Mariquita, was in ruins following an earthquake, more than 200 dead. (reference #1211)
Little damage in Bogota, lost of damage in Honda. (reference #1118)
Magnitude Mw 6.0 is proposed. Effects in Honda: 212 buildings destroyed, 353 buildings damaged, 121 dead, 109 injured. Minor damage in Ambalema, Anolaima, Nocaima y Guaduas. (reference #12869)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 25, 1999, Armenia, Calarca, Pereira, Caldas, Huila, Colombia
- February 19, 1845, Magdalena River, Colombia
- November 23, 1979, Manizales-Armenia, Colombia
- July 30, 1962, Mistrato, Manizales, Colombia
- December 20, 1961, Eje Cafetero, Colombia
- July 12, 1785, Bogota,engativa,caxica,soacha, Colombia
- December 22, 1923, Gachala,gacheta,ubala,medina, Colombia
- February 5, 1938, Eje Cafetero, Colombia
- September 4, 1966, Colombia
- May 24, 2008, Meta, Quetame, Colombia
- August 31, 1917, Bogota, Ubaque, Soacha, Caqueza, Colombia
- March 1, 2021, Medellin, Betulia, Colombia
- August 17, 2023, Bogota, Boyaca, Cundinamarca, Meta,, Colombia
- January 19, 2024, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
- February 9, 1878, Manizales, 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 1572.