Earthquakes
Earthquakes in Colombia
Earthquakes in Colombia: Last 30 days 26; M5+ since 1950 335, M7+ 6; strongest M8.0 (1970).
Last 30 days
| Magnitude | Where | Depth | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.4 | Cali 26 km ↗ | 154 km | 5 days ago · 17 Oct 2026 02:25 |
| 4.5 | Púcuro 126 km ↓ | 26 km | 6 days ago · 16 Oct 2026 08:02 |
| 4.8 | Piedecuesta 23 km ↓ | 162 km | 9 days ago · 13 Oct 2026 16:24 |
| 4.4 | San Agustín 22 km ↓ | 10 km | 9 days ago · 13 Oct 2026 13:36 |
| 4.5 | Aranzazu 14 km ← | 115 km | 12 days ago · 10 Oct 2026 00:45 |
| 4.4 | Anaime 67 km ↙ | 10 km | 16 days ago · 7 Oct 2026 20:29 |
| 4.1 | Anaime 58 km ↓ | 10 km | 16 days ago · 6 Oct 2026 14:13 |
| 4.1 | Piedecuesta 20 km ↓ | 156 km | 17 days ago · 5 Oct 2026 08:09 |
| 4.2 | Buenaventura 83 km ↑ | 67 km | 23 days ago · 30 Sept 2026 20:38 |
| 4.4 | Anaime 60 km ↓ | 10 km | 23 days ago · 29 Sept 2026 16:50 |
| 4.3 | Piedecuesta 23 km ↓ | 151 km | 24 days ago · 28 Sept 2026 09:42 |
| 4.3 | Anaime 76 km ↙ | 10 km | 24 days ago · 28 Sept 2026 03:39 |
| 4.6 | El Cairo 69 km ↙ | 71 km | 25 days ago · 27 Sept 2026 16:57 |
| 4.2 | Anaime 69 km ↙ | 10 km | 26 days ago · 26 Sept 2026 01:38 |
| 4.4 | Anaime 74 km ↙ | 10 km | 27 days ago · 25 Sept 2026 02:19 |
| 4.2 | Anaime 74 km ↓ | 10 km | 27 days ago · 25 Sept 2026 22:57 |
| 4.6 | Buenaventura 70 km ↑ | 56 km | 28 days ago · 25 Sept 2026 19:57 |
| 4.1 | Anaime 73 km ↙ | 10 km | 28 days ago · 24 Sept 2026 12:14 |
| 4.6 | Aipe 79 km ↖ | 10 km | 28 days ago · 24 Sept 2026 11:46 |
| 4.1 | El Cairo 66 km ↙ | 73 km | 28 days ago · 24 Sept 2026 02:39 |
| 4.6 | Anaime 67 km ↓ | 63 km | 29 days ago · 23 Sept 2026 15:09 |
| 4.3 | Anaime 60 km ↙ | 10 km | 29 days ago · 23 Sept 2026 04:04 |
| 4.0 | Anaime 71 km ↓ | 48 km | 29 days ago · 23 Sept 2026 02:59 |
| 4.2 | Anaime 71 km ↙ | 10 km | 29 days ago · 23 Sept 2026 23:46 |
| 4.2 | Aipe 83 km ↖ | 10 km | 29 days ago · 23 Sept 2026 23:36 |
| 4.6 | Anaime 65 km ↙ | 10 km | 30 days ago · 22 Sept 2026 17:12 |
- M5+ · Since 1950335
- M6+33
- M7+6
- Significant earthquakes on record73
M5+ earthquakes per decade
Strongest · Since 1950
| 8.0 | Indiana 219 km ↑ | 31 Jul 1970 |
| 7.4 | San José del Palmar 5 km ↙ | 10 Aug 2026 |
| 7.3 | San Agustín 12 km ↖ | 30 Sept 2012 |
| 7.2 | Púcuro 122 km ↘ | 18 Oct 1992 |
| 7.2 | Buenaventura 88 km ↖ | 19 Nov 1991 |
| 7.0 | Neiva 56 km → | 9 Feb 1967 |
| 6.9 | Yacuanquer 2 km ↗ | 9 Feb 2013 |
| 6.8 | Anaime 70 km ↙ | 2 Sept 1997 |
| 6.8 | Belalcazar 32 km ↑ | 6 Jun 1994 |
| 6.8 | Piedecuesta 27 km ↓ | 29 Jul 1967 |
| 6.7 | Santa Fe de Antioquia 113 km ← | 17 Oct 1992 |
| 6.6 | Güicán 57 km ↗ | 21 Apr 1957 |
| 6.6 | Neira 7 km ↙ | 19 Aug 1995 |
| 6.5 | Tadó 25 km ↘ | 30 Jul 1962 |
| 6.5 | Tibasosa 78 km ↓ | 19 Jan 1995 |
| 6.4 | Anaime 64 km ↙ | 11 Dec 1997 |
| 6.4 | Buenaventura 52 km ↗ | 8 Feb 1995 |
| 6.4 | El Cairo 5 km ↑ | 23 Nov 1979 |
| 6.4 | Santa Fe de Antioquia 101 km ↖ | 31 Aug 1977 |
| 6.3 | Salgar 58 km ↑ | 9 Nov 1974 |
| 6.3 | Choachí 89 km → | 8 Jun 2025 |
| 6.3 | Púcuro 127 km ↓ | 19 Sept 1960 |
| 6.2 | Piedecuesta 25 km ↓ | 10 Mar 2015 |
| 6.2 | Salento 9 km ↖ | 3 Apr 1973 |
| 6.1 | Buenaventura 37 km ↘ | 24 May 1957 |
| 6.1 | Ubaque 39 km ↘ | 17 Aug 2023 |
| 6.1 | El Cairo 23 km ↓ | 23 Mar 2019 |
| 6.1 | Salento 26 km ↙ | 25 Jan 1999 |
| 6.1 | Santa Fe de Antioquia 109 km ↖ | 13 Sept 1994 |
| 6.1 | Guasdualito 101 km ↙ | 22 Jul 1993 |
| 6.1 | Salento 8 km ↑ | 23 Nov 1990 |
| 6.0 | Chipaque 101 km ↓ | 24 Dec 2019 |
| 6.0 | Santa Fe de Antioquia 98 km ↖ | 14 Sept 2016 |
| 5.9 | Santa Fe de Antioquia 108 km ↖ | 14 Feb 1952 |
| 5.9 | Ubaque 26 km ↘ | 24 May 2008 |
| 5.9 | Cali 79 km ↗ | 22 Sept 2001 |
| 5.9 | Neira 12 km ↙ | 15 Aug 1992 |
| 5.9 | Salento 31 km ↙ | 19 May 1976 |
| 5.9 | Buenaventura 49 km ↗ | 24 Aug 1974 |
| 5.9 | Piedecuesta 27 km ↓ | 11 Sept 1966 |
Significant earthquakes on record
| When | Where | Magnitude | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06 | Choachí | 6.3 | – |
| 2024-01 | Cartago | 5.6 | 1 |
| 2023-08 | Choachí | 6.3 | 2 |
| 2021-03 | Heliconia | 5.1 | 2 |
| 2019-01 | Belalcazar | 5.6 | 1 |
| 2018-06 | Tangua | 4.9 | 2 |
| 2017-02 | Villavieja | 5.5 | – |
| 2015-03 | Piedecuesta | 6.2 | – |
| 2014-01 | El Cairo | 5.5 | – |
| 2013-02 | Yacuanquer | 6.9 | – |
| 2008-05 | Ubaque | 5.6 | 6 |
| 2007-03 | Paispamba | 5 | – |
| 1999-01 | Salento | 6.2 | 1,185 |
| 1995-02 | Buenaventura | 6.4 | 45 |
| 1995-01 | Tibasosa | 6.5 | 7 |
| 1994-06 | Belalcazar | 6.8 | 650 |
| 1992-10 | Púcuro | 7.4 | 11 |
| 1992-10 | Santa Fe de Antioquia | 7 | – |
| 1991-11 | Buenaventura | 6.4 | 2 |
| 1983-03 | Popayán | 4.9 | 350 |
| 1981-10 | El Zulia | 5.4 | 15 |
| 1979-11 | El Cairo | 6.4 | 72 |
| 1977-08 | Santa Fe de Antioquia | 6.5 | 3 |
| 1974-04 | Piedecuesta | 5 | 4 |
| 1970-07 | PERU: JUIN PROVINCE FELT ARGENTINA TO MEXICO CITY | 7.1 | 1 |
| 1967-07 | Piedecuesta | 6.8 | 20 |
| 1967-02 | Neiva | 7 | 98 |
| 1966-09 | Barrio San Luis | 5.3 | 6 |
| 1962-07 | Tadó | 6.8 | 47 |
| 1961-12 | Cajamarca | 6.8 | 23 |
| 1961-06 | OcañaTsunami | 6.5 | – |
| 1950-07 | Los Patios | 6.1 | 300 |
| 1947-07 | Chachagüí | 6 | 2 |
| 1942-05 | SoachaTsunami | 5.8 | – |
| 1938-02 | Salento | 7 | 6 |
| 1936-01 | Túquerres | 5.6 | 250 |
| 1935-08 | Tangua | 6.1 | 8 |
| 1923-12 | Choachí | 5.9 | 7 |
| 1923-12 | Cumbal | 6.2 | 300 |
| 1922-01 | COLOMBIA: CAQUETA, PUTUMAYO | 7.6 | – |
| 1917-08 | Chipaque | 7.3 | 3 |
| 1906-07 | Barrio San Luis | 7.7 | – |
| 1906-07 | Barrio San Luis | 7.7 | – |
| 1906-02 | BuenaventuraTsunami | – | – |
| 1906-02 | Cali | 7.7 | – |
| 1903-08 | Barrio San Luis | 7.7 | – |
| 1900-09 | Barrio San Luis | 7.9 | – |
| 1885-05 | Popayán | – | – |
| 1878-02 | Manizales | – | – |
| 1877-10 | BuenaventuraTsunami | – | – |
| 1875-05 | Cúcuta | 7.5 | 1,001 |
| 1869-03 | Ocaña | – | – |
| 1868-12 | Piedecuesta | – | – |
| 1851-02 | Cartagena | 5 | – |
| 1849-02 | Herrán | 6 | 40 |
| 1845-02 | Cajamarca | 4 | 1,000 |
| 1834-05 | Gaira | – | – |
| 1834-03 | El Tablón | – | – |
| 1834-01 | Puerres | 6.7 | – |
| 1827-11 | San AgustínTsunami | 7 | 250 |
Every earthquake of magnitude 6 or more · Colombia
| Date | Where | Magnitude | Depth | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 1970 | Colombia | 8.0 | 645 km | 1 |
| 12 December 1979 | off Colombia | 7.7 | 24 km | 600 |
| 10 August 2026 | Colombia | 7.4 | 116 km | |
| 30 September 2012 | Colombia | 7.3 | 170 km | |
| 15 November 2004 | off Colombia | 7.2 | 15 km | |
| 18 October 1992 | Colombia | 7.2 | 10 km | |
| 19 November 1991 | off Colombia | 7.2 | 21 km | 2 |
| 9 February 1967 | Colombia | 7.0 | 35 km | 98 |
| 9 February 2013 | Colombia | 6.9 | 145 km | |
| 1 February 1958 | off Colombia | 6.9 | 15 km | |
| 10 September 2007 | off Colombia | 6.8 | 15 km | |
| 2 September 1997 | Colombia | 6.8 | 199 km | |
| 6 June 1994 | Colombia | 6.8 | 12 km | 650 |
| 29 July 1967 | Colombia | 6.8 | 161 km | 20 |
| 13 August 2013 | off Colombia | 6.7 | 12 km | |
| 17 October 1992 | Colombia | 6.7 | 14 km | |
| 21 April 1957 | Colombia | 6.6 | 25 km | |
| 19 August 1995 | Colombia | 6.6 | 120 km | |
| 27 September 1970 | off Colombia | 6.6 | 10 km | |
| 30 July 1962 | Colombia | 6.5 | 64 km | 47 |
| 25 May 2023 | off Colombia | 6.5 | 13 km | |
| 8 November 2000 | off Colombia | 6.5 | 17 km | |
| 19 January 1995 | Colombia | 6.5 | 17 km | 7 |
| 25 January 1975 | Colombia | 6.5 | 36 km | |
| 24 April 1973 | off Colombia | 6.5 | 50 km | 1 |
| 26 September 1970 | Colombia | 6.5 | 9 km | |
| 11 December 1997 | Colombia | 6.4 | 178 km | |
| 8 February 1995 | Colombia | 6.4 | 74 km | 45 |
| 23 November 1979 | Colombia | 6.4 | 108 km | 72 |
| 31 August 1977 | Colombia | 6.4 | 33 km | 3 |
| 9 November 1974 | off Colombia | 6.3 | 10 km | |
| 8 June 2025 | Colombia | 6.3 | 9 km | |
| 4 June 2012 | off Colombia | 6.3 | 7 km | |
| 4 June 2012 | off Colombia | 6.3 | 7 km | |
| 4 November 1996 | Colombia | 6.3 | 14 km | |
| 19 September 1960 | Colombia | 6.3 | 15 km | |
| 1 February 1958 | off Colombia | 6.3 | 25 km | |
| 10 March 2015 | Colombia | 6.2 | 155 km | |
| 18 March 2007 | off Colombia | 6.2 | 7 km | |
| 23 January 2006 | off Colombia | 6.2 | 14 km |