June 12, 2018 Earthquake: Pasto, Colombia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Pasto, Colombia on June 12, 2018 at 09:35:25 UTC, 12 km below the surface. It killed 2 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 12, 2018
- Time
- 09:35:25 UTC
- Place
- Pasto, Colombia
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 12 km (7 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 1.067° N, 77.272° W
- Country
- Colombia
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 1
- 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.
Earthquake in Nariño leaves two people dead. The incident occurred after the collapse of a house in rural area of Pasto, after the earth's movements this morning.
From several points of the city of Pasto the evacuation of some buildings was reported, especially those that have several floors, even some damages were reported on some facades. Also inhabitants of the western region of the department of Nariño sent images that show damage to the roads after the earthquakes.
(above from reference #12166)
Two people killed and seven injured at Mapachico. More than 100 houses and some roads damaged in Narino. Pasto, Narino, Colombia - CDI: 7; Chachagui, Narino, Colombia - CDI: 5; Puerres, Narino, Colombia - CDI: 3 (reference #13456)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- August 16, 1868, San Pablo, Guayaquil,ibarra, Colombia, Ecuador
- March 6, 1987, Napo Province, Quito, Tulcan, Ecuador
- March 31, 1983, SW, Popayan, Colombia
- December 14, 1923, Ipiales, Colombia
- January 9, 1936, Colombia
- November 16, 1827, Bogota, Neiva, Popayan, Pasto, Huila, Colombia
- August 7, 1935, Funes, Colombia
- August 11, 1990, Pamasqui, Quito, Ecuador
- August 12, 2014, Quito, Ecuador
- July 14, 1947, Pasto, Colombia
- February 9, 2013, Cauca, Narino, Valle del Cauca, Risaralda, Colombia
- January 20, 1834, Putumayo,pasto, Popayan, Santa Marta, Colombia
- March 1, 1834, Pasto, Colombia
- August 15, 1868, El Angel, Concepcion, Ecuador
- July 25, 2022, Ecuador, 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 10340.