January 5, 2014 Earthquake: Sipi, Colombia
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Sipi, Colombia on January 5, 2014 at 03:36:40 UTC, 54 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
- January 5, 2014
- Time
- 03:36:40 UTC
- Place
- Sipi, Colombia
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 54 km (34 mi)
- Intensity
- 5 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 4.557° N, 76.644° W
- Country
- Colombia
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- 121
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.
One hundred twenty-one homes damaged in the Sipi area. Felt (V) at Calarca; (IV) at Armenia, Cali, Pereira and Vista Hermosa; (III) at Itagui, Manizales and Palmira. Felt from Medellin south to Popayan and east to Puerto Lopez. (reference #13456)
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
- June 6, 1994, Cauca, Huila, Colombia
- November 23, 1979, Manizales-Armenia, Colombia
- July 30, 1962, Mistrato, Manizales, Colombia
- February 8, 1995, Cali, Pereira, Armenia, Calarca, Colombia
- December 20, 1961, Eje Cafetero, Colombia
- February 5, 1938, Eje Cafetero, Colombia
- November 19, 1991, Chaco, Buenaventura, Cali, Colombia
- March 1, 2021, Medellin, Betulia, Colombia
- January 19, 2024, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
- April 24, 1973, Colombia, San Cristobal, Venezuela
- January 26, 2019, Cauca, Huila, Colombia
- February 21, 1906, Buenaventura, Colombia
- October 11, 1877, Buenaventura, 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 10308.