Colombia earthquakes in 1985
35 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Colombia in 1985. The largest: M5.6 59 km NNW of Mosquera, Colombia, Jun 9, 1985.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1985 was located in Colombia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1985
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.06 km SE of San Sebastián de Mariquita, Colombia · 11 km deep
- 5.44 km ENE of Cepitá, Colombia · 164 km deep
- 4.711 km S of Prado, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 4.919 km WNW of La Celia, Colombia · 108 km deep
- 4.77 km NNE of Jordán, Colombia · 160 km deep
- 4.928 km NE of Buenaventura, Colombia · 102 km deep
- 4.932 km WSW of Uramita, Colombia · 35 km deep
- 4.815 km SSE of Cubará, Colombia · 52 km deep
- 4.81 km ESE of Jordán, Colombia · 153 km deep
- 4.812 km ENE of Zapatoca, Colombia · 162 km deep
- 4.823 km NW of Nuquí, Colombia · 31 km deep
- 5.211 km N of Cepitá, Colombia · 154 km deep
- 4.86 km W of Cepitá, Colombia · 164 km deep
- 5.659 km NNW of Mosquera, Colombia · 18 km deep
- 4.612 km ENE of Murindó, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 5.083 km N of Mosquera, Colombia · 34 km deep
- 5.0Colombia · 135 km deep
- 4.78 km WNW of Chiriguaná, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 5.25 km SE of Belén, Colombia · 10 km deep
- 4.88 km W of Molagavita, Colombia · 169 km deep
- 4.73 km W of Cepitá, Colombia · 166 km deep
- 5.2140 km W of Santa Genoveva de Docordó, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 5.030 km WNW of Nuquí, Colombia · 26 km deep
- 4.61 km WNW of Cepitá, Colombia · 166 km deep
- 4.526 km W of Trujillo, Colombia · 82 km deep
- 5.117 km NNE of Arauquita, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 5.35 km W of Cepitá, Colombia · 164 km deep
- 5.03 km N of Cepitá, Colombia · 165 km deep
- 4.83 km E of Aratoca, Colombia · 168 km deep
- 5.1107 km W of Pizarro, Colombia · 26 km deep
- 4.922 km SW of Dabeiba, Colombia · 39 km deep
- 4.87 km E of Cepitá, Colombia · 172 km deep
- 4.613 km S of Piedecuesta, Colombia · 159 km deep
- 4.718 km WNW of Dabeiba, Colombia · 42 km deep
- 4.9125 km WNW of Salahonda, Colombia · 33 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1985 in Colombia.
- 5.659 km NNW of Mosquera, Colombia · 18 km deep
- 5.44 km ENE of Cepitá, Colombia · 164 km deep
- 5.35 km W of Cepitá, Colombia · 164 km deep
- 5.211 km N of Cepitá, Colombia · 154 km deep
- 5.25 km SE of Belén, Colombia · 10 km deep
- 5.2140 km W of Santa Genoveva de Docordó, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 5.117 km NNE of Arauquita, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 5.1107 km W of Pizarro, Colombia · 26 km deep
- 5.06 km SE of San Sebastián de Mariquita, Colombia · 11 km deep
- 5.083 km N of Mosquera, Colombia · 34 km deep
- 5.0Colombia · 135 km deep
- 5.030 km WNW of Nuquí, Colombia · 26 km deep
- 5.03 km N of Cepitá, Colombia · 165 km deep
- 4.919 km WNW of La Celia, Colombia · 108 km deep
- 4.928 km NE of Buenaventura, Colombia · 102 km deep
- 4.932 km WSW of Uramita, Colombia · 35 km deep
- 4.922 km SW of Dabeiba, Colombia · 39 km deep
- 4.9125 km WNW of Salahonda, Colombia · 33 km deep
- 4.815 km SSE of Cubará, Colombia · 52 km deep
- 4.81 km ESE of Jordán, Colombia · 153 km deep
- 4.812 km ENE of Zapatoca, Colombia · 162 km deep
- 4.823 km NW of Nuquí, Colombia · 31 km deep
- 4.86 km W of Cepitá, Colombia · 164 km deep
- 4.88 km W of Molagavita, Colombia · 169 km deep
- 4.83 km E of Aratoca, Colombia · 168 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1985 | 3 | 4.9 | 125 km WNW of Salahonda, Colombia |
| February 1985 | 10 | 5.3 | 5 km W of Cepitá, Colombia |
| March 1985 | 3 | 5.2 | 140 km W of Santa Genoveva de Docordó, Colombia |
| April 1985 | 2 | 5.2 | 5 km SE of Belén, Colombia |
| May 1985 | 0 | ||
| June 1985 | 6 | 5.6 | 59 km NNW of Mosquera, Colombia |
| July 1985 | 2 | 4.8 | 12 km ENE of Zapatoca, Colombia |
| August 1985 | 2 | 4.8 | 15 km SSE of Cubará, Colombia |
| September 1985 | 2 | 4.9 | 28 km NE of Buenaventura, Colombia |
| October 1985 | 1 | 4.7 | 7 km NNE of Jordán, Colombia |
| November 1985 | 2 | 4.9 | 19 km WNW of La Celia, Colombia |
| December 1985 | 2 | 5.4 | 4 km ENE of Cepitá, 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.