Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 10, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Colombia on Wednesday, January 10, 1990 at 02:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Quinchía (Colombia - CO), about 35.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -75.784 and latitude 5.650.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	61.5 km
Coordinates	5.650, -75.784
UTC time	1990-01-10 02:57:50.590

Location	Quinchía
Country	Colombia (CO)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-01-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Quinchía	35.1 km
Anserma	35.3 km
Caldas	51.8 km
Sonsón	52.9 km
La Ceja	57.5 km
La Estrella	58.6 km
Envigado	62.3 km
Itagüí	62.9 km
El Carmen de Viboral	69.2 km
Manizales	71.1 km
Medellín	71.3 km
Rionegro	72.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Cartago Colombia · 2026-03-09 22:11 UTC	112.4 km
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