September 18, 1900 Earthquake: Colombia

Name: September 18, 1900 Earthquake: Colombia
Start: 1900-09-18
Location: Colombia

September 18, 1900 · M7.9

A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Colombia on September 18, 1900.

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: September 18, 1900
Place: Colombia
Magnitude: 7.9
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 4.600° N, 74.000° 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.

January 25, 1999, Armenia, Calarca, Pereira, Caldas, Huila, ColombiaM6.2 · 1,185 deaths · $1.9 billion · 192 km
February 19, 1845, Magdalena River, ColombiaM4 · 1,000 deaths · 156 km
June 16, 1805, Honda,mariquita, ColombiaM6.1 · 200 deaths · 129 km
December 20, 1961, Eje Cafetero, ColombiaM6.8 · 23 deaths · 168 km
July 12, 1785, Bogota,engativa,caxica,soacha, Colombia12 deaths · 0 km
December 22, 1923, Gachala,gacheta,ubala,medina, ColombiaM5.9 · 7 deaths · 71 km
January 19, 1995, Bogota, Manizales, Miraflores, ColombiaM6.5 · 7 deaths · 512 houses destroyed · 130 km
September 4, 1966, ColombiaM5.3 · 6 deaths · 200 houses destroyed · 3 km
May 24, 2008, Meta, Quetame, ColombiaM5.6 · 6 deaths · 40 km
February 5, 1938, Eje Cafetero, ColombiaM7 · 6 deaths · 188 km
August 31, 1917, Bogota, Ubaque, Soacha, Caqueza, ColombiaM7.3 · 3 deaths · 67 km
August 17, 2023, Bogota, Boyaca, Cundinamarca, Meta,, ColombiaM6.3 · 2 deaths · $30 million · 20 houses destroyed · 58 km
August 8, 1903, ColombiaM7.7 · 0 km
July 11, 1906, ColombiaM7.7 · 0 km
July 14, 1906, ColombiaM7.7 · 0 km

Significant earthquakes of 1900 The 1900s Every quake the USGS located in 1900 Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

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 2577.