Earthquake details

Saturday, May 20, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Colombia on Saturday, May 20, 1995 at 22:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chiquinquirá (Colombia - CO), about 8.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -73.783 and latitude 5.553.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	142.4 km
Coordinates	5.553, -73.783
UTC time	1995-05-20 22:18:58.090

Location	Chiquinquirá
Country	Colombia (CO)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-05-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chiquinquirá	8.0 km
Tunja	46.0 km
Zipaquirá	64.0 km
Bosconia	80.7 km
Chía	83.1 km
Cimitarra	86.7 km
Duitama	88.3 km
Sogamoso	95.8 km
La Dorada	98.2 km
Facatativá	103.9 km
Funza	104.6 km
Guaduas	105.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.0 Cimitarra Colombia · 2026-01-09 06:39 UTC	89.5 km
M 4.4 Tunja Colombia · 2025-07-10 09:27 UTC	41.2 km

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