Colombia earthquakes in 1984
39 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Colombia in 1984. The largest: M5.5 7 km NE of Jordán, Colombia, Nov 4, 1984.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1984 was located in Colombia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1984
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.85 km NNE of Jordán, Colombia · 161 km deep
- 4.811 km NW of Cepitá, Colombia · 160 km deep
- 4.824 km NNW of El Tarra, Colombia · 154 km deep
- 4.760 km NNW of Mosquera, Colombia · 43 km deep
- 5.13 km ESE of Saladoblanco, Colombia · 17 km deep
- 4.646 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia · 63 km deep
- 5.57 km NE of Jordán, Colombia · 164 km deep
- 5.08 km NE of Córdoba, Colombia · 65 km deep
- 4.55 km SW of Toribío, Colombia · 163 km deep
- 4.614 km SW of Piedecuesta, Colombia · 159 km deep
- 4.510 km NNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 169 km deep
- 4.814 km SW of Piedecuesta, Colombia · 157 km deep
- 4.5118 km WNW of Salahonda, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 4.73 km W of Cepitá, Colombia · 169 km deep
- 4.73 km WNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 171 km deep
- 5.1113 km NNW of Timbiquí, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 5.246 km NW of Salahonda, Colombia · 19 km deep
- 4.742 km NW of Salahonda, Colombia · 62 km deep
- 5.116 km SE of Buenaventura, Colombia · 64 km deep
- 4.5102 km WSW of Pizarro, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 4.919 km SSE of Puebloviejo, Colombia · 62 km deep
- 4.710 km E of Betulia, Colombia · 168 km deep
- 4.54 km S of Molagavita, Colombia · 182 km deep
- 5.119 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 5.114 km SE of Fortul, Colombia · 44 km deep
- 4.711 km ENE of Betulia, Colombia · 167 km deep
- 4.975 km NNW of Dibulla, Colombia · 41 km deep
- 4.93 km NE of Jordán, Colombia · 168 km deep
- 4.538 km WNW of Riosucio, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 4.655 km SW of Juradó, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 4.83 km NE of Aratoca, Colombia · 172 km deep
- 4.5141 km WNW of Salahonda, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 4.87 km NNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 172 km deep
- 4.98 km NNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 162 km deep
- 4.8122 km NNW of Mosquera, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 5.026 km NNW of Puerto Berrío, Colombia · 76 km deep
- 5.02 km SSW of Cali, Colombia · 66 km deep
- 4.72 km SSW of La Belleza, Colombia · 122 km deep
- 5.04 km WNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 160 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1984 in Colombia.
- 5.57 km NE of Jordán, Colombia · 164 km deep
- 5.246 km NW of Salahonda, Colombia · 19 km deep
- 5.13 km ESE of Saladoblanco, Colombia · 17 km deep
- 5.1113 km NNW of Timbiquí, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 5.116 km SE of Buenaventura, Colombia · 64 km deep
- 5.119 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 5.114 km SE of Fortul, Colombia · 44 km deep
- 5.08 km NE of Córdoba, Colombia · 65 km deep
- 5.026 km NNW of Puerto Berrío, Colombia · 76 km deep
- 5.02 km SSW of Cali, Colombia · 66 km deep
- 5.04 km WNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 160 km deep
- 4.919 km SSE of Puebloviejo, Colombia · 62 km deep
- 4.975 km NNW of Dibulla, Colombia · 41 km deep
- 4.93 km NE of Jordán, Colombia · 168 km deep
- 4.98 km NNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 162 km deep
- 4.85 km NNE of Jordán, Colombia · 161 km deep
- 4.811 km NW of Cepitá, Colombia · 160 km deep
- 4.824 km NNW of El Tarra, Colombia · 154 km deep
- 4.814 km SW of Piedecuesta, Colombia · 157 km deep
- 4.83 km NE of Aratoca, Colombia · 172 km deep
- 4.87 km NNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 172 km deep
- 4.8122 km NNW of Mosquera, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 4.760 km NNW of Mosquera, Colombia · 43 km deep
- 4.73 km W of Cepitá, Colombia · 169 km deep
- 4.73 km WNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 171 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1984 | 4 | 5.0 | 26 km NNW of Puerto Berrío, Colombia |
| February 1984 | 2 | 4.9 | 8 km NNW of Cepitá, Colombia |
| March 1984 | 3 | 4.8 | 3 km NE of Aratoca, Colombia |
| April 1984 | 6 | 5.1 | 14 km SE of Fortul, Colombia |
| May 1984 | 3 | 5.1 | 19 km ESE of Murindó, Colombia |
| June 1984 | 2 | 4.9 | 19 km SSE of Puebloviejo, Colombia |
| July 1984 | 3 | 5.2 | 46 km NW of Salahonda, Colombia |
| August 1984 | 2 | 5.1 | 113 km NNW of Timbiquí, Colombia |
| September 1984 | 3 | 4.8 | 14 km SW of Piedecuesta, Colombia |
| October 1984 | 4 | 5.0 | 8 km NE of Córdoba, Colombia |
| November 1984 | 5 | 5.5 | 7 km NE of Jordán, Colombia |
| December 1984 | 2 | 4.8 | 5 km NNE of Jordán, 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.