Earthquake details

Thursday, January 2, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Colombia on Thursday, January 2, 1992 at 19:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chiquinquirá (Colombia - CO), about 2.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -73.832 and latitude 5.638.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	134.0 km
Coordinates	5.638, -73.832
UTC time	1992-01-02 19:41:45.070

Location	Chiquinquirá
Country	Colombia (CO)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1992-01-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chiquinquirá	2.9 km
Tunja	52.7 km
Zipaquirá	71.2 km
Cimitarra	76.4 km
Bosconia	88.6 km
Chía	90.3 km
Duitama	90.8 km
La Dorada	94.5 km
Sogamoso	99.8 km
Guaduas	105.8 km
Facatativá	108.5 km
Funza	110.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.0 Cimitarra Colombia · 2026-01-09 06:39 UTC	82.5 km
M 4.4 Tunja Colombia · 2025-07-10 09:27 UTC	52.0 km

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