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M4.4 earthquake 62 km W of El Dovio, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 62 km W of El Dovio, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia at 17:15 local time (22:15 UTC) on 6 Sept 2026, at a depth of 62 km, according to USGS.

1 reports to USGS “Did You Feel It?”

Data: USGS · updated 2026-09-07 04:23 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
4.4light
body-wave magnitude (mb)
Depth
61.6 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-09-06 22:15:38 UTC
Local: 6 Sept 2026, 17:15:38 (America/Bogota)
Epicentre
4.542° N, 76.795° W

Circles show this event and others within 30 km from 7 days before to 30 days after. Lines: plate boundaries and GEM active faults. Open on the live map

Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
El DovioValle del Cauca Department, Colombia · pop. 7,94262 kmIIWeak
CondotoChocó, Colombia · pop. 9,89763 kmIIWeak
RoldanilloValle del Cauca Department, Colombia · pop. 27,56173 kmIIWeak
La UniónValle del Cauca Department, Colombia · pop. 41,01377 kmIIWeak
BuenaventuraValle del Cauca Department, Colombia · pop. 240,38778 kmIIWeak
ZarzalValle del Cauca Department, Colombia · pop. 28,76182 kmIIWeak
ArmeniaQuindío Department, Colombia · pop. 304,314125 kmIIWeak
PalmiraValle del Cauca Department, Colombia · pop. 312,519125 kmIIWeak

Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more. Likely felt out to about 26 km.

Every agency's solution

Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS, which has been reviewed by an analyst.

AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
USGSheadlineUSGS NEIC via U.S. Geological Survey4.4 mb61.6 km4.54° N, 76.80° W–Reviewed

How big was it?

Widely felt near the epicentre: rattling windows and objects. Significant damage is unlikely.

It released roughly the energy of 60 t of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 62 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M4.4 releases about 32× the energy of M3.4, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 60 t of TNT vs 1.9 t of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M3.4. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

21 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M4.9 14 days ago. 1 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M4.4

21 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
27.774.467
114.454.768
133.014.768
184.694.565
189.774.964
189.824.471
189.874.653
190.964.950
192.394.670
224.044.671
237.954.966
238.664.751
242.954.459
262.914.758
272.024.768
284.434.583
294.774.374
303.484.858
313.084.280
434.694.552
503.704.670
  1. 4.953 km W of El Dovio, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia09-14 20:02
  2. 4.965 km SSW of Condoto, Chocó, Colombia09-14 21:13
  3. 4.964 km SSW of Condoto, Chocó, Colombia09-16 20:12
  4. 4.868 km SSW of Condoto, Chocó, Colombia09-19 13:44
  5. 4.760 km WNW of Trujillo, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia09-11 16:42
  6. 4.767 km WNW of Trujillo, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia09-12 11:16
  7. 4.760 km WNW of Trujillo, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia09-16 20:55
  8. 4.765 km W of El Dovio, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia09-17 21:10
  9. 4.754 km WNW of Trujillo, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia09-18 06:17
  10. 4.662 km WNW of Trujillo, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia09-14 20:08
  11. 4.658 km WNW of Trujillo, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia09-14 22:39
  12. 4.660 km W of El Dovio, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia09-16 06:18
  13. 4.659 km W of El Dovio, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia09-27 21:57
  14. 4.551 km W of El Dovio, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia09-14 14:57
  15. 4.546 km WNW of Trujillo, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia09-18 18:41
  16. 4.564 km SE of Pizarro, Chocó, Colombia09-25 00:57
  17. 4.461 km W of El Dovio, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia09-08 02:01
  18. 4.450 km W of El Dovio, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia09-14 20:04
  19. 4.458 km W of El Dovio, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia09-17 01:12
  20. 4.354 km WNW of Trujillo, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia09-19 05:01
  21. 4.242 km NW of Trujillo, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia09-19 23:20

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Event id us7000tes0. First recorded here 28 Sept 2026, 17:32:12 UTC. Solutions: USGS (usgs:us7000tes0). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M4.4 earthquake 62 km W of El Dovio, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/us7000tes0-m4-4-earthquake-62-km-w-of-el-dovio-valle-del-cauca-department-colombia, data from USGS.

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