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M4.2 Earthquake near 3 km S of Calarcá, Colombia

UTC time: 2025-04-09 12:41:00 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
164.5 km
Source
USGS

3 km S of Calarcá, Colombia

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.2 earthquake was recorded near 3 km S of Calarcá, Colombia on April 9, 2025 at 12:41 UTC. At around 164 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
25b9734a841b44c4170dcb2799a4f8b0a9f22f3d
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
164.5 km
UTC time
2025-04-09 12:41:00 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
4.49420, -75.63550

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 164.5 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 164.5 km
Intermediate
164.5 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Machin
    Distance: 27 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'749 m ·Last eruption: 1180 ·Colombia
  • Tolima, Nevado del
    Distance: 38 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'215 m ·Last eruption: 1943 ·Colombia
  • Santa Isabel
    Distance: 47 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 4'944 m ·Last eruption: -850 ·Colombia
  • Ruiz, Nevado del
    Distance: 56 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'279 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Colombia
  • Bravo, Cerro
    Distance: 76 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'985 m ·Last eruption: 1720 ·Colombia
  • Romeral
    Distance: 84 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'769 m ·Last eruption: -5390 ·Colombia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • El Eden AirportColombia · AXM · SKAR
    15.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Matecaña International AirportColombia · PEI · SKPE
    37.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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