November 16, 1827 Earthquake: Bogota, Neiva, Popayan, Pasto, Huila, Colombia
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Bogota, Neiva, Popayan, Pasto, Huila, Colombia on November 16, 1827 at 22:45 UTC. It killed 250 people.
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
- November 16, 1827
- Time
- 22:45 UTC
- Place
- Bogota, Neiva, Popayan, Pasto, Huila, Colombia
- Magnitude
- 7 (Ms)
- Intensity
- 11 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 1.800° N, 76.400° W
- Country
- Colombia
The toll
- Deaths
- 250
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
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.
November 16, 1827, 23 UTC, 1.907 N, 75.571 W, depth 10 km, magnitude 9.7, intensity XI. (references #1219, 1220, 1221)
November 16, 1827, 22:45 UTC, 1.8 N, 76.4 W, magnitude 7, intensity X, casualties. (reference #1205)
November 16, 1927, 1.8 N, 76.4 W, San Augistin, Huila, Bogota, Neiva, Popayan, and Pasto, 250 killed. (reference #1118)
November 16, 1827, Colombia, Santa Fe-de Bogota to Pasto, intensity III which corresponds to an earthquake which destroyed towns and devastated districts. (reference #1055)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- June 6, 1994, Cauca, Huila, Colombia
- March 31, 1983, SW, Popayan, Colombia
- December 14, 1923, Ipiales, Colombia
- January 9, 1936, Colombia
- August 7, 1935, Funes, Colombia
- July 14, 1947, Pasto, Colombia
- June 12, 2018, Pasto, Colombia
- January 26, 2019, Cauca, Huila, Colombia
- March 6, 2007, Cauca, Sotara, Purace,, Colombia
- April 25, 1751, Popayan, Colombia
- May 25, 1885, Popayan, Colombia
- March 1, 1834, Pasto, Colombia
- February 2, 1735, Popayan, Colombia
- January 20, 1834, Putumayo,pasto, Popayan, Santa Marta, Colombia
- February 9, 2013, Cauca, Narino, Valle del Cauca, Risaralda, 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 1706.