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M4.4 earthquake 61 km W of El Dovio, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 61 km W of El Dovio, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia at 21:01 local time (02:01 UTC) on 7 Sept 2026, at a depth of 67 km, according to USGS.

1 reports to USGS “Did You Feel It?”

Data: USGS · updated 2026-09-08 12:43 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
4.4light
body-wave magnitude (mb)
Depth
67.1 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-09-08 02:01:34 UTC
Local: 7 Sept 2026, 21:01:34 (America/Bogota)
Epicentre
4.523° N, 76.793° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
El DovioValle del Cauca Department, Colombia · pop. 7,94261 kmIIWeak
TrujilloValle del Cauca Department, Colombia · pop. 5,87463 kmIIWeak
RoldanilloValle del Cauca Department, Colombia · pop. 27,56172 kmIIWeak
BuenaventuraValle del Cauca Department, Colombia · pop. 240,38776 kmIIWeak
La UniónValle del Cauca Department, Colombia · pop. 41,01377 kmIIWeak
ZarzalValle del Cauca Department, Colombia · pop. 28,76181 kmIIWeak
PalmiraValle del Cauca Department, Colombia · pop. 312,519123 kmIIWeak
ArmeniaQuindío Department, Colombia · pop. 304,314124 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.

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 mb67.1 km4.52° N, 76.79° 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 67 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

20 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M4.9 14 days ago. 2 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M4.4

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
86.684.768
105.244.768
156.934.565
162.014.964
162.054.471
162.114.653
163.194.950
164.624.670
196.284.671
210.194.966
210.894.751
215.194.459
235.154.758
244.264.768
256.664.583
267.004.374
275.724.858
285.314.280
406.934.552
475.944.670
  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. 4.450 km W of El Dovio, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia09-14 20:04
  18. 4.458 km W of El Dovio, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia09-17 01:12
  19. 4.354 km WNW of Trujillo, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia09-19 05:01
  20. 4.242 km NW of Trujillo, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia09-19 23:20

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Event id us7000tfql. First recorded here 28 Sept 2026, 17:32:12 UTC. Solutions: USGS (usgs:us7000tfql). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M4.4 earthquake 61 km W of El Dovio, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/us7000tfql-m4-4-earthquake-61-km-w-of-el-dovio-valle-del-cauca-department-colombia, data from USGS.

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