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Earthquakes in Colombia

USGS recorded 50 earthquakes in Colombia in the last 30 days and 180 in the last year, counting everything of magnitude 1.0 and above. The strongest in that year measured M 7.5.

M 4.2 · 24 km S of Sipí, Colombia · 2026-09-19 23:20 UTC M 4.2 · 33 km ESE of San Carlos, Colombia · 2026-09-01 17:05 UTC M 4.3 · 19 km SSW of Roncesvalles, Colombia · 2026-09-23 04:46 UTC M 4.3 · 14 km W of Chaparral, Colombia · 2026-09-21 23:15 UTC M 4.3 · 3 km SSW of Roncesvalles, Colombia · 2026-09-21 22:58 UTC M 4.3 · 20 km SW of Roncesvalles, Colombia · 2026-09-21 16:23 UTC M 4.3 · 29 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia · 2026-09-19 05:01 UTC M 4.3 · 13 km NW of Cepitá, Colombia · 2026-09-13 17:55 UTC M 4.4 · 21 km NNW of Rioblanco, Colombia · 2026-09-23 04:36 UTC M 4.4 · 20 km WSW of Roncesvalles, Colombia · 2026-09-22 22:12 UTC M 4.4 · 6 km SW of Juradó, Colombia · 2026-09-18 08:45 UTC M 4.4 · 18 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 2026-09-17 01:12 UTC M 4.4 · 21 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 2026-09-08 02:01 UTC M 4.4 · 20 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 2026-09-06 22:15 UTC M 4.5 · 5 km SW of San Antonio, Colombia · 2026-09-21 18:48 UTC M 4.5 · 23 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 2026-09-18 18:41 UTC M 4.5 · 45 km NNW of Duaca, Venezuela · 2026-09-16 01:37 UTC M 4.5 · 12 km WNW of Palora, Ecuador · 2026-09-15 23:45 UTC M 4.5 · 11 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia · 2026-09-14 14:57 UTC M 4.5 · 11 km NNE of Jordán, Colombia · 2026-09-03 16:58 UTC M 4.5 · 29 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia · 2026-09-03 05:17 UTC M 4.5 · 19 km SSW of Inzá, Colombia · 2026-08-30 04:37 UTC M 4.6 · 23 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 2026-09-16 06:18 UTC M 4.6 · 24 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 2026-09-14 22:39 UTC M 4.6 · 26 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia · 2026-09-14 20:08 UTC M 4.7 · 40 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia · 2026-09-18 06:17 UTC M 4.7 · 24 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 2026-09-17 21:10 UTC M 4.7 · 27 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 2026-09-16 20:55 UTC M 4.7 · 32 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 2026-09-12 11:16 UTC M 4.7 · 27 km SW of Sipí, Colombia · 2026-09-11 16:42 UTC M 4.7 · 116 km WSW of Alianza Cristiana, Peru · 2026-09-10 10:39 UTC M 4.7 · 43 km NW of Aroa, Venezuela · 2026-09-08 06:49 UTC M 4.8 · 29 km WSW of Sipí, Colombia · 2026-09-19 13:44 UTC M 4.8 · 47 km WSW of Bahía Solano, Colombia · 2026-09-16 07:02 UTC M 4.8 · 106 km WSW of Alianza Cristiana, Peru · 2026-09-14 19:16 UTC M 4.9 · 117 km NW of Barranca, Peru · 2026-09-19 07:12 UTC M 4.9 · 24 km WSW of Sipí, Colombia · 2026-09-16 20:12 UTC M 4.9 · 28 km WSW of Sipí, Colombia · 2026-09-14 21:13 UTC M 4.9 · 20 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia · 2026-09-14 20:02 UTC M 5.3 · 123 km WSW of Alianza Cristiana, Peru · 2026-09-10 06:42 UTC

Recent earthquakes in Colombia

Last 30 days, newest first as of 2026-09-23 05:14 UTC

Magnitude Location Depth When (UTC)
M 4.3 19 km SSW of Roncesvalles, Colombia 10.0 km deep 2026-09-23 04:46 UTC
M 4.4 21 km NNW of Rioblanco, Colombia 10.0 km deep 2026-09-23 04:36 UTC
M 4.4 20 km WSW of Roncesvalles, Colombia 10.0 km deep 2026-09-22 22:12 UTC
M 4.3 14 km W of Chaparral, Colombia 19.7 km deep 2026-09-21 23:15 UTC
M 4.3 3 km SSW of Roncesvalles, Colombia 11.8 km deep 2026-09-21 22:58 UTC
M 4.5 5 km SW of San Antonio, Colombia 10.0 km deep 2026-09-21 18:48 UTC
M 4.3 20 km SW of Roncesvalles, Colombia 10.0 km deep 2026-09-21 16:23 UTC
M 4.2 24 km S of Sipí, Colombia 80.2 km deep 2026-09-19 23:20 UTC
M 4.8 29 km WSW of Sipí, Colombia 58.2 km deep 2026-09-19 13:44 UTC
M 4.9 117 km NW of Barranca, Peru 10.0 km deep 2026-09-19 07:12 UTC
M 4.3 29 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia 74.0 km deep 2026-09-19 05:01 UTC
M 4.5 23 km SW of Sipí, Colombia 72.6 km deep 2026-09-18 18:41 UTC
M 4.4 6 km SW of Juradó, Colombia 10.0 km deep 2026-09-18 08:45 UTC
M 4.7 40 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia 68.4 km deep 2026-09-18 06:17 UTC
M 4.7 24 km SW of Sipí, Colombia 57.8 km deep 2026-09-17 21:10 UTC
M 4.4 18 km SW of Sipí, Colombia 58.8 km deep 2026-09-17 01:12 UTC
M 4.7 27 km SW of Sipí, Colombia 51.5 km deep 2026-09-16 20:55 UTC
M 4.9 24 km WSW of Sipí, Colombia 66.1 km deep 2026-09-16 20:12 UTC
M 4.8 47 km WSW of Bahía Solano, Colombia 10.0 km deep 2026-09-16 07:02 UTC
M 4.6 23 km SW of Sipí, Colombia 71.0 km deep 2026-09-16 06:18 UTC
M 4.5 45 km NNW of Duaca, Venezuela 10.0 km deep 2026-09-16 01:37 UTC
M 4.5 12 km WNW of Palora, Ecuador 155.8 km deep 2026-09-15 23:45 UTC
M 4.6 24 km SW of Sipí, Colombia 69.6 km deep 2026-09-14 22:39 UTC
M 4.9 28 km WSW of Sipí, Colombia 50.4 km deep 2026-09-14 21:13 UTC
M 4.6 26 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia 74.9 km deep 2026-09-14 20:08 UTC
M 4.9 20 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia 59.8 km deep 2026-09-14 20:02 UTC
M 4.8 106 km WSW of Alianza Cristiana, Peru 106.2 km deep 2026-09-14 19:16 UTC
M 4.5 11 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia 76.1 km deep 2026-09-14 14:57 UTC
M 4.3 13 km NW of Cepitá, Colombia 153.8 km deep 2026-09-13 17:55 UTC
M 4.7 32 km SW of Sipí, Colombia 77.3 km deep 2026-09-12 11:16 UTC
M 4.7 27 km SW of Sipí, Colombia 68.3 km deep 2026-09-11 16:42 UTC
M 4.7 116 km WSW of Alianza Cristiana, Peru 22.1 km deep 2026-09-10 10:39 UTC
M 5.3 123 km WSW of Alianza Cristiana, Peru 10.0 km deep 2026-09-10 06:42 UTC
M 4.7 43 km NW of Aroa, Venezuela 10.0 km deep 2026-09-08 06:49 UTC
M 4.4 21 km SW of Sipí, Colombia 67.1 km deep 2026-09-08 02:01 UTC
M 4.4 20 km SW of Sipí, Colombia 61.6 km deep 2026-09-06 22:15 UTC
M 4.5 11 km NNE of Jordán, Colombia 151.6 km deep 2026-09-03 16:58 UTC
M 4.5 29 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia 71.4 km deep 2026-09-03 05:17 UTC
M 4.2 33 km ESE of San Carlos, Colombia 83.0 km deep 2026-09-01 17:05 UTC
M 4.5 19 km SSW of Inzá, Colombia 10.0 km deep 2026-08-30 04:37 UTC

The largest on record in Colombia

Since 1900, when the instrumental record becomes usable. The largest is M 8.0 at 95 km N of San Antonio del Estrecho, Peru on 1970-07-31: great: devastating, felt across enormous distances.

Largest since 1900 USGS

Magnitude Location Date Depth
M 8.0 95 km N of San Antonio del Estrecho, Peru 1970-07-31 644.8 km deep
M 7.9 143 km ESE of San Antonio del Estrecho, Peru 1922-01-17 475.0 km deep
M 7.5 20 km W of Catia La Mar, Venezuela 2026-06-24 10.0 km deep
M 7.5 115 km ESE of Palora, Ecuador 2019-02-22 145.0 km deep
M 7.4 98 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador 1971-07-27 113.3 km deep
M 7.4 2 km SE of San José del Palmar, Colombia 2026-08-10 108.2 km deep
M 7.3 33 km SSW of Boca de Cupé, Panama 1974-07-13 12.0 km deep
M 7.3 130 km W of Puerto Nariño, Colombia 1921-12-18 540.0 km deep
M 7.3 11 km WNW of San Agustín, Colombia 2012-09-30 170.0 km deep
M 7.2 20 km E of San Felipe, Venezuela 2026-06-24 10.0 km deep

How these numbers were counted

Counts include every earthquake of magnitude 1.0 and above that USGS located in Colombia. The search is a latitude and longitude rectangle covering Colombia. No region is a rectangle, so events just outside the border can appear; each row shows the location text USGS published, which names the nearest town. Full method, including why counts from different places are not comparable.

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (FDSN event service). Retrieved 2026-09-23. Public domain.