November 15, 2004 Earthquake: Bajo Baudo, Buenaventura, Cerrito, Colombia
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Bajo Baudo, Buenaventura, Cerrito, Colombia on November 15, 2004 at 09:06:56 UTC, 15 km below the surface.
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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
- November 15, 2004
- Time
- 09:06:56 UTC
- Place
- Bajo Baudo, Buenaventura, Cerrito, Colombia
- Magnitude
- 7.2 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 15 km (9 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 4.695° N, 77.508° W
- Country
- Colombia
The toll
- Injuries
- 10
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 154
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.
Two people seriously injured, four others slightly injured, at least 154 buildings destroyed and 290 damaged in Bajo Baudo. Seven people injured and at least 67 houses destroyed or damaged at Buenaventura. One person injured and some buildings damaged at Cerrito. Buildings damaged at El Cairo, Jamundi and Restrepo. Some damage and power and telephone service interrupted at Cali. Power interrupted at Bogota. Felt at Armenia, Quibdo and in much of western and central Colombia. Felt lightly by people in tall buildings at Quito, Ecuador. Earthquake lights observed in the area. (above from reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 25, 1999, Armenia, Calarca, Pereira, Caldas, Huila, Colombia
- November 23, 1979, Manizales-Armenia, Colombia
- July 30, 1962, Mistrato, Manizales, Colombia
- February 8, 1995, Cali, Pereira, Armenia, Calarca, Colombia
- November 19, 1991, Chaco, Buenaventura, Cali, Colombia
- April 24, 1973, Colombia, San Cristobal, Venezuela
- January 19, 2024, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
- January 5, 2014, Sipi, Colombia
- October 11, 1877, Buenaventura, Colombia
- February 21, 1906, Buenaventura, Colombia
- September 26, 1970, Bahia Solano, Colombia
- July 9, 1766, Buga,cali,popayan, Colombia
- 1566, Colombia
- February 3, 1906, Colombia
- September 10, 2007, Narino, El Charco, Iscuande, LA Tola, 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 5811.