LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
23 km SW of Sipí, Colombia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 23 km SW of Sipí, Colombia on 16 Sept 2026, 06:18 UTC. The hypocentre was 71 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 10 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 71 km
- Latitude
- 4.50°N
- Time
- 06:18 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.6
intermediate
76.78°W longitude
16 Sept 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.6
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 250 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 120 tonnes of TNT.
71 KM DEEP
At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
10 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.0.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
17 Sept 2026, 06:48 UTC · 10 km deep
17 Sept 2026, 06:42 UTC · 10 km deep
17 Sept 2026, 06:32 UTC · 36.7 km deep
17 Sept 2026, 06:20 UTC · 24 km deep