Earthquake details

Thursday, November 1, 1928 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Colombia on Thursday, November 1, 1928 at 16:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tunja (Colombia - CO), about 71.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -73.097 and latitude 4.948.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	4.948, -73.097
UTC time	1928-11-01 16:08:36.790

Location	Tunja
Country	Colombia (CO)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1928-11-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tunja	71.9 km
Sogamoso	87.2 km
Yopal	89.0 km
Duitama	97.8 km
Bosconia	98.7 km
Zipaquirá	101.0 km
Chía	107.1 km
Villavicencio	107.3 km
Chiquinquirá	109.1 km
Bogotá	115.5 km
Funza	126.3 km
Acacías	129.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.0 Cimitarra Colombia · 2026-01-09 06:39 UTC	160.1 km
M 4.4 Tunja Colombia · 2025-07-10 09:27 UTC	67.4 km

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