Colombia earthquakes
42 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Colombia in the past 30 days: 14 in the past week and 0 in the past 24 hours. The largest: M4.9 24 km WSW of Sipí, Colombia, Sep 16, 3:12 PM GMT-5.
From the USGS, checked Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:47 PM GMT-5. Times are local to each quake. Outside the United States the catalog is complete from about magnitude 4.5; smaller quakes are listed where a network reported them.
Map
Where every quake below was located in Colombia. Select one for its page.
Past 30 days
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.625 km W of Roncesvalles, Colombia · 38 hr ago · 10 km deep
- 4.539 km WSW of Sipí, Colombia · 3 days ago · 52 km deep
- 4.228 km WSW of Roncesvalles, Colombia · 3 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.621 km NNW of Rioblanco, Colombia · 3 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.69 km S of San Antonio, Colombia · 4 days ago · 75 km deep · felt by 1
- 4.217 km SW of Roncesvalles, Colombia · 5 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.319 km SSW of Roncesvalles, Colombia · 5 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.421 km NNW of Rioblanco, Colombia · 5 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.420 km WSW of Roncesvalles, Colombia · 5 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.125 km SSW of Roncesvalles, Colombia · 5 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.423 km SSW of Roncesvalles, Colombia · 6 days ago · 13 km deep
- 4.22 km E of Roncesvalles, Colombia · 6 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.51 km SE of San Antonio, Colombia · 6 days ago · 10 km deep · felt by 1
- 4.320 km SSW of Roncesvalles, Colombia · 6 days ago · 10 km deep · felt by 1
- 4.224 km S of Sipí, Colombia · 8 days ago · 80 km deep
- 4.829 km WSW of Sipí, Colombia · 8 days ago · 58 km deep · felt by 1
- 4.329 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia · 9 days ago · 74 km deep
- 4.528 km S of Sipí, Colombia · 9 days ago · 83 km deep
- 4.46 km SW of Juradó, Colombia · 10 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.740 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia · 10 days ago · 68 km deep · felt by 7
- 4.724 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 10 days ago · 58 km deep · felt by 4
- 4.418 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 11 days ago · 59 km deep
- 4.727 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 11 days ago · 51 km deep
- 4.924 km WSW of Sipí, Colombia · 11 days ago · 66 km deep · felt by 4
- 4.847 km WSW of Bahía Solano, Colombia · 12 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.623 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 12 days ago · 71 km deep
- 4.624 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 13 days ago · 70 km deep
- 4.928 km WSW of Sipí, Colombia · 13 days ago · 50 km deep · felt by 2
- 4.628 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 13 days ago · 53 km deep · felt by 2
- 4.417 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia · 13 days ago · 71 km deep
- 4.918 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia · 13 days ago · 64 km deep · felt by 6
- 4.516 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia · 13 days ago · 65 km deep · felt by 1
- 4.312 km S of Piedecuesta, Colombia · 14 days ago · 152 km deep · felt by 1
- 4.732 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 15 days ago · 68 km deep · felt by 2
- 4.727 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 16 days ago · 68 km deep · felt by 4
- 4.421 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 20 days ago · 67 km deep · felt by 1
- 4.420 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 21 days ago · 62 km deep · felt by 1
- 4.511 km NNE of Jordán, Colombia · 24 days ago · 152 km deep
- 4.529 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia · 25 days ago · 71 km deep · felt by 1
- 4.233 km ESE of San Carlos, Colombia · 26 days ago · 83 km deep
- 4.519 km SSW of Inzá, Colombia · 29 days ago · 10 km deep · felt by 1
- 4.518 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 29 days ago · 61 km deep · felt by 2
Largest on record in Colombia
The 25 largest in the USGS catalog since 1900, of magnitude 5 and up. Older magnitudes are estimates from historical accounts and early instruments.
By year
Every year the USGS catalog covers.
- 2020s2020202120222023202420252026
- 2010s2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
- 2000s2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
- 1990s1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
- 1980s1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
- 1970s1970197119721973197419751976197719781979
- 1960s1960196119621963196419651966196719681969
- 1950s1950195119521953195419551956195719581959
- 1940s1940194119421943194419451946194719481949
- 1930s1930193119321933193419351936193719381939
- 1920s1920192119221923192419251926192719281929
- 1910s1910191119121913191419151916191719181919
- 1900s1900190119021903190419051906190719081909
What this means
Magnitude measures the energy a quake releases: each step up is about 32 times more energy, so an M6 releases about a thousand times the energy of an M4. Intensity measures the shaking at one place, which depends on the distance, the depth and the ground. One quake has one magnitude and many intensities.
| Intensity | Shaking | What people notice |
|---|---|---|
| I | Not felt | Recorded by instruments only. |
| II to III | Weak | Felt by a few people at rest, mostly on upper floors; hanging objects may swing. |
| IV | Light | Felt indoors by many. Dishes, windows and doors rattle; like a heavy truck passing. |
| V | Moderate | Felt by nearly everyone; sleepers wake. Some dishes break and unstable objects tip over. |
| VI | Strong | Felt by all; heavy furniture moves, plaster cracks. Damage is slight. |
| VII | Very strong | Damage slight to moderate in ordinary buildings, considerable in poorly built ones. |
| VIII | Severe | Considerable damage in ordinary buildings, with partial collapse; chimneys and walls fall. |
| IX and up | Violent to extreme | Heavy damage even in well-designed buildings; many shifted off foundations. |
Did I just feel an earthquake?
A quake appears in these lists within minutes: a few for the US, up to twenty for a quake abroad. Search your town above, or open your state. If it was a quake, tell the USGS through its Did You Feel It? form. If shaking starts: drop, cover and hold on; stay indoors until it stops; near the coast, move to high ground after strong or long shaking without waiting for a warning.
Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.