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M4.5 Earthquake near Northern Colombia

UTC time: 2026-03-19 23:41:39 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
152.0 km
Source
GFZ

Northern Colombia

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.5 earthquake was recorded near Northern Colombia on March 19, 2026 at 23:41 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 152 km. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
864f7635ec44aa8d89e504c1d80269b77a63fd91
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
152.0 km
UTC time
2026-03-19 23:41:39 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
6.80000, -72.93000
Temperature
20.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 152 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 152 km
Intermediate
152 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

  • Romeral
    Distance: 322 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'769 m ·Last eruption: -5390 ·Colombia
  • Bravo, Cerro
    Distance: 323 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'985 m ·Last eruption: 1720 ·Colombia
  • Ruiz, Nevado del
    Distance: 339 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'279 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Colombia
  • Santa Isabel
    Distance: 348 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 4'944 m ·Last eruption: -850 ·Colombia
  • Tolima, Nevado del
    Distance: 357 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'215 m ·Last eruption: 1943 ·Colombia
  • Machin
    Distance: 374 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'749 m ·Last eruption: 1180 ·Colombia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Palonegro AirportColombia · BGA · SKBG
    45.9 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.

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