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M4.8 Earthquake near 5 km SSW of Jordán, Colombia

UTC time: 2025-04-18 08:48:42 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
172.1 km
Source
USGS

5 km SSW of Jordán, Colombia

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About this earthquake

On April 18, 2025 at 08:48 UTC, a magnitude M4.8 earthquake occurred near 5 km SSW of Jordán, Colombia. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 172 km. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
d2df23707bf9e7477c89a0afd5b86d5b3b7cfe0b
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
172.1 km
UTC time
2025-04-18 08:48:42 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
6.68540, -73.10990

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 172.1 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 172.1 km
Intermediate
172.1 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: 299 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'769 m ·Last eruption: -5390 ·Colombia
  • Bravo, Cerro
    Distance: 300 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'985 m ·Last eruption: 1720 ·Colombia
  • Ruiz, Nevado del
    Distance: 316 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'279 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Colombia
  • Santa Isabel
    Distance: 325 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 4'944 m ·Last eruption: -850 ·Colombia
  • Tolima, Nevado del
    Distance: 333 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'215 m ·Last eruption: 1943 ·Colombia
  • Machin
    Distance: 351 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'749 m ·Last eruption: 1180 ·Colombia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Palonegro AirportColombia · BGA · SKBG
    49.7 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.

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