Earthquakes in Colombia

Seismic activity in Colombia is moderate by global standards, with 18 events recorded in the past 30 days, and 12 of the events on record reached magnitude 5 or above — the level at which damage becomes a genuine concern for vulnerable construction. Colombia sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, and the depth distribution below shows the subducting slab beneath it directly.

95 earthquakes have been recorded in Colombia in our catalogue, 18 of them in the past 30 days.

The average magnitude is 4.7 and the average focal depth 90 km. 95 events reached magnitude 4 or above and 12 reached magnitude 5 or above.

The strongest earthquake recorded in Colombia in this period was a magnitude 7.4 event near San José del Palmar, Colombia on 10 August 2026, at a depth of 110 km. A magnitude 7.4 earthquake radiates roughly 1.9 million tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

Locations recording the most events include Jordán (12), Aratoca (5), Cepitá (5), Paratebueno (4), San José del Palmar (4).

42% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 58% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). A substantial share of intermediate-depth events points to a subducting slab beneath the region rather than purely crustal faulting.

The deepest event on record here was a magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 185 km beneath Arboledas, Colombia on 01 March 2026.

By band, the catalogue holds 83 in the magnitude 4 range, 10 in the magnitude 5 range, 1 in the magnitude 6 range, 1 in the magnitude 7 range.

The busiest single day was 08 June 2025, with 5 recorded events.

No event in this record carries a USGS link to NOAA tsunami information.