Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 22, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Colombia on Wednesday, November 22, 1972 at 10:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gigante (Colombia - CO), about 21.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -75.362 and latitude 2.440.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	2.440, -75.362
UTC time	1972-11-22 10:44:57.440

Location	Gigante
Country	Colombia (CO)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-11-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Gigante	21.5 km
Garzón	40.2 km
Neiva	55.0 km
Puerto Rico	63.2 km
Belalcázar	71.7 km
Florencia	95.8 km
Pitalito	100.6 km
Corinto	129.2 km
Piendamo	131.8 km
Miranda	132.2 km
Florida	138.1 km
Popayán	139.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Neiva Colombia · 2025-12-21 14:05 UTC	75.6 km
M 4.4 Popayán Colombia · 2025-06-20 19:58 UTC	96.1 km

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