Colombia earthquakes in 1978
35 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Colombia in 1978. The largest: M5.5 56 km WSW of Nuquí, Colombia, Feb 15, 1978.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1978 was located in Colombia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1978
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.952 km SSW of Juradó, Colombia · 47 km deep
- 4.54 km SW of La Mesa, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 4.86 km SSW of Molagavita, Colombia · 183 km deep
- 4.54 km NNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 167 km deep
- 4.713 km N of Pisba, Colombia · 181 km deep
- 4.512 km SSW of Piedecuesta, Colombia · 160 km deep
- 5.110 km ESE of Riosucio, Colombia · 38 km deep
- 4.510 km NNE of Jordán, Colombia · 165 km deep
- 4.52 km E of Cepitá, Colombia · 176 km deep
- 5.16 km SW of Cubará, Colombia · 45 km deep
- 5.015 km SSW of Riosucio, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 4.711 km NNE of Jordán, Colombia · 162 km deep
- 4.819 km NNW of Payán, Colombia · 91 km deep
- 5.03 km W of Cepitá, Colombia · 165 km deep
- 5.14 km E of Jordán, Colombia · 163 km deep
- 4.85 km NNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 165 km deep
- 4.763 km NW of Mosquera, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 4.81 km SE of Cepitá, Colombia · 163 km deep
- 4.6195 km W of Bahía Solano, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 4.562 km WNW of Mosquera, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 5.223 km NW of Manaure, Colombia · 62 km deep
- 4.8110 km NNW of Mosquera, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 4.980 km NNE of Santa Marta, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 4.74 km NW of Molagavita, Colombia · 169 km deep
- 4.97 km NE of Jordán, Colombia · 166 km deep
- 5.07 km WNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 163 km deep
- 4.525 km SW of Sucre, Colombia · 102 km deep
- 4.89 km W of San Marcos, Colombia · 53 km deep
- 5.556 km WSW of Nuquí, Colombia · 24 km deep
- 5.1126 km W of Santa Genoveva de Docordó, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 5.18 km ESE of El Cocuy, Colombia · 41 km deep
- 4.73 km N of Cepitá, Colombia · 161 km deep
- 5.126 km SE of Fuente de Oro, Colombia · 44 km deep
- 5.027 km SW of Bahía Solano, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 4.511 km SSE of Piedecuesta, Colombia · 153 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1978 in Colombia.
- 5.556 km WSW of Nuquí, Colombia · 24 km deep
- 5.223 km NW of Manaure, Colombia · 62 km deep
- 5.110 km ESE of Riosucio, Colombia · 38 km deep
- 5.16 km SW of Cubará, Colombia · 45 km deep
- 5.14 km E of Jordán, Colombia · 163 km deep
- 5.1126 km W of Santa Genoveva de Docordó, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 5.18 km ESE of El Cocuy, Colombia · 41 km deep
- 5.126 km SE of Fuente de Oro, Colombia · 44 km deep
- 5.015 km SSW of Riosucio, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 5.03 km W of Cepitá, Colombia · 165 km deep
- 5.07 km WNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 163 km deep
- 5.027 km SW of Bahía Solano, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 4.952 km SSW of Juradó, Colombia · 47 km deep
- 4.980 km NNE of Santa Marta, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 4.97 km NE of Jordán, Colombia · 166 km deep
- 4.86 km SSW of Molagavita, Colombia · 183 km deep
- 4.819 km NNW of Payán, Colombia · 91 km deep
- 4.85 km NNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 165 km deep
- 4.81 km SE of Cepitá, Colombia · 163 km deep
- 4.8110 km NNW of Mosquera, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 4.89 km W of San Marcos, Colombia · 53 km deep
- 4.713 km N of Pisba, Colombia · 181 km deep
- 4.711 km NNE of Jordán, Colombia · 162 km deep
- 4.763 km NW of Mosquera, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 4.74 km NW of Molagavita, Colombia · 169 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1978 | 6 | 5.1 | 126 km W of Santa Genoveva de Docordó, Colombia |
| February 1978 | 3 | 5.5 | 56 km WSW of Nuquí, Colombia |
| March 1978 | 3 | 5.0 | 7 km WNW of Cepitá, Colombia |
| April 1978 | 4 | 5.2 | 23 km NW of Manaure, Colombia |
| May 1978 | 2 | 4.8 | 1 km SE of Cepitá, Colombia |
| June 1978 | 2 | 4.8 | 5 km NNW of Cepitá, Colombia |
| July 1978 | 4 | 5.1 | 4 km E of Jordán, Colombia |
| August 1978 | 3 | 5.1 | 6 km SW of Cubará, Colombia |
| September 1978 | 1 | 4.5 | 10 km NNE of Jordán, Colombia |
| October 1978 | 3 | 5.1 | 10 km ESE of Riosucio, Colombia |
| November 1978 | 1 | 4.5 | 4 km NNW of Cepitá, Colombia |
| December 1978 | 3 | 4.9 | 52 km SSW of Juradó, Colombia |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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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.