Earthquakes in Colombia — September 2026

41 earthquakes were recorded in Colombia during September 2026, an average of 1.4 per day.

41 reached magnitude 4 or above and 1 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 51 km.

The month's largest event in Colombia was a magnitude 5.0 earthquake near Sipí, Colombia on 16 September 2026 at 20:12 UTC. A magnitude 5.0 earthquake radiates roughly 477 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is well above the Colombia monthly average of 6 events over the period we cover — an unusually active month, and up from the 13 recorded the previous month.

71% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 29% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). The mix is dominated by shallow crustal events, with a minority of intermediate-depth activity.

By band, the catalogue holds 40 in the magnitude 4 range, 1 in the magnitude 5 range.

Activity peaked on 14 September, when 5 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M5.0 near Sipí, Colombia on 16 September at 59 km; M4.9 near Sipí, Colombia on 14 September at 60 km; M4.9 near Sipí, Colombia on 14 September at 48 km.

That is 594% above the 6 events Colombia averages per month across the 22 months on record.