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M5.2 Earthquake near 10 km NNE of Jordán, Colombia

UTC time: 2025-04-18 10:31:41 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
150.5 km
Source
USGS

10 km NNE of Jordán, Colombia

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M5.2 Earthquake near 10 km NNE of Jordán, Colombia · 2025-04-18 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near 10 km NNE of Jordán, Colombia · 2025-04-18 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.2 earthquake was recorded near 10 km NNE of Jordán, Colombia on April 18, 2025 at 10:31 UTC. At around 151 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
7e9cdbfc66acb82852ed9239a3ff125a589789a1
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
150.5 km
UTC time
2025-04-18 10:31:41 UTC
Local time
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Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
6.82260, -73.06660

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 150.5 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 150.5 km
Intermediate
150.5 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Piedecuesta18.5 kmN163'362
Bucaramanga34.1 kmN581'130

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Romeral
    Distance: 311 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'769 m ·Last eruption: -5390 ·Colombia
  • Bravo, Cerro
    Distance: 313 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'985 m ·Last eruption: 1720 ·Colombia
  • Ruiz, Nevado del
    Distance: 329 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'279 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Colombia
  • Santa Isabel
    Distance: 338 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 4'944 m ·Last eruption: -850 ·Colombia
  • Tolima, Nevado del
    Distance: 347 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'215 m ·Last eruption: 1943 ·Colombia
  • Machin
    Distance: 365 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'749 m ·Last eruption: 1180 ·Colombia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Palonegro AirportColombia · BGA · SKBG
    36.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Yariguíes AirportColombia · EJA · SKEJ
    84.7 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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥414
Earlier events M≥50
Compared since2025-01-02

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M4.92025-04-18 10:31:40 UTC21.3 kmVillanueva M4.82025-04-18 08:48:42 UTC16.0 km5 km SSW of Jordán, Colombia M4.72025-03-15 09:19:08 UTC10.2 kmPiedecuesta M4.72025-02-17 15:48:20 UTC18.3 kmCepitá M4.62025-01-30 05:03:43 UTC14.3 km3 km S of Jordán, Colombia

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