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4.4MAG

LIGHT EARTHQUAKE

10 km SW of El Cerrito, Colombia

USGS

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 10 km SW of El Cerrito, Colombia on 17 Oct 2026, 07:25 UTC. The hypocentre was 154.4 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 7 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth
154.4 km

intermediate

Latitude
3.62°N

76.38°W longitude

Time
07:25 UTC

17 Oct 2026

Magnitude
M4.4

mb

EPICENTRE

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MAGNITUDE 4.4

Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 130 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 60 tonnes of TNT.

154.4 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

7 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.6.

OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES

M4.4 earthquake — El Cerrito, Colombia · Quakewire