Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 142 km depth30 Oct 14:25 UTC: First to report: SGC after 3 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 30, 2025 14:22:00 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Oct 30, 2025, at 09:22 am (GMT -5)StatusconfirmedMagnitude3.9Depth142 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude6.7914°N / 73.2203°WZapatoca, Departamento de Santander, ColombiaSeismic antipode6.7914°S / 106.7797°EIndonesiaQuality6 seismic stationsShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceSGC (Colombian Geological Service)Nearest volcanoSan Diego (228 km / 142 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 17.7°C (64 F), humidity: 85%, wind: 0 m/s (1 kts) from SWEstimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy5 minutes agoOct 30, 2025 14:22 GMT / Oct 30, 2025 09:22 am (GMT -5)Lat / Lng: 6.79144 / -73.22028: Zapatoca - Santander, ColombiaSource: SGCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.9 / 142 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22333151',6.79144,-73.22028,'5 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Zapatoca - Santander, Colombia',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in ColombiaNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Zapatoca, a town with 6,100 inhabitants in Colombia, in 5.9 km (3.7 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Colombia, Bogota, 261 km (162 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry6 km (4 mi)NW of epicenterZapatoca(pop: 6,050)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia14 km (9 mi)S of epicenterVillanueva(pop: 3,710)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia19 km (12 mi)SW of epicenterGalan(pop: 1,120)II: Very weakGalan, Departamento de SantanderColombia23 km (14 mi)NW of epicenterSan Vicente de Chucuri(pop: 11,300)II: Very weakSan Vicente de Chucuri, Departamento de SantanderColombia25 km (15 mi)SE of epicenterAratoca(pop: 2,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia27 km (17 mi)SE of epicenterCuriti(pop: 11,700)II: Very weakCuriti, Departamento de SantanderColombia27 km (17 mi)S of epicenterSan Gil(pop: 46,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia29 km (18 mi)NE of epicenterPiedecuesta(pop: 163,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia31 km (19 mi)N of epicenterGiron(pop: 108,500)II: Very weakGiron, Departamento de SantanderColombia34 km (21 mi)NE of epicenterFloridablanca(pop: 267,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia34 km (21 mi)W of epicenterEl Carmen de Chucuri(pop: 17,600)II: Very weakEl Carmen de Chucuri, Departamento de SantanderColombia36 km (23 mi)S of epicenterSocorro(pop: 30,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia39 km (24 mi)N of epicenterBucaramanga(pop: 581,100)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia39 km (24 mi)S of epicenterValle de San Jose(pop: 2,520)II: Very weakValle de San Jose, Departamento de SantanderColombia41 km (26 mi)NE of epicenterSanta Barbara(pop: 291)II: Very weakSanta Barbara, Departamento de SantanderColombia41 km (26 mi)E of epicenterSan Andres(pop: 3,030)II: Very weakSan Andres, Departamento de SantanderColombia45 km (28 mi)SE of epicenterMogotes(pop: 10,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia48 km (30 mi)S of epicenterConfines(pop: 472)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia51 km (31 mi)SE of epicenterEl Penon(pop: 831)II: Very weakSan Joaquin, Departamento de SantanderColombia51 km (32 mi)S of epicenterOcamonte(pop: 883)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia55 km (34 mi)E of epicenterMalaga(pop: 19,900)II: Very weakMalaga, Departamento de SantanderColombia58 km (36 mi)E of epicenterCerrito(pop: 2,440)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia59 km (36 mi)S of epicenterCoromoro(pop: 1,010)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia59 km (37 mi)S of epicenterOiba(pop: 3,960)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia62 km (39 mi)SW of epicenterContratacion(pop: 3,510)II: Very weakContratacion, Departamento de SantanderColombia63 km (39 mi)N of epicenterMatanza(pop: 1,670)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia65 km (40 mi)SE of epicenterCapitanejo(pop: 3,790)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia67 km (42 mi)SE of epicenterOnzaga(pop: 1,390)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia69 km (43 mi)NE of epicenterSilos(pop: 1,300)II: Very weakDepartamento de Norte de SantanderColombia69 km (43 mi)NE of epicenterVetas(pop: 1,210)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia72 km (45 mi)NE of epicenterChitaga(pop: 3,870)II: Very weakChitaga, Departamento de Norte de SantanderColombia73 km (46 mi)NW of epicenterSabana de Torres(pop: 27,800)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia76 km (47 mi)NW of epicenterBarrancabermeja(pop: 191,400)I: Not feltDepartamento de SantanderColombia78 km (49 mi)SE of epicenterSoata(pop: 10,900)I: Not feltSoata, Departamento de BoyacaColombia79 km (49 mi)SW of epicenterLa Paz(pop: 1,140)I: Not feltDepartamento de SantanderColombia83 km (52 mi)NE of epicenterCacota(pop: 1,420)I: Not feltCacota, Departamento de Norte de SantanderColombia86 km (53 mi)SE of epicenterSusacon(pop: 1,210)I: Not feltSusacon, Departamento de BoyacaColombia91 km (56 mi)NE of epicenterPamplona(pop: 53,600)I: Not feltDepartamento de Norte de SantanderColombia91 km (57 mi)SW of epicenterLandazuri(pop: 9,240)I: Not feltLandazuri, Departamento de SantanderColombia261 km (162 mi)S of epicenterBogota(pop: 7,674,400)I: Not feltBogota D.C., Bogota D.C.ColombiaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Compare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2025-10-30EpicenterAgency3.9142 km88 mi14:22:00Zapatoca - Santander, ColombiaSGC (Colombian Geological Service)3.9142 km88 mi14:22:21Northern Colombia0.1 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with SGCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 55 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 5,800 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 2 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 51 quakes per year (or 4.2 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 189 quakes per year (or 15.7 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 2,100 quakes per year (or 5.6 quakes per day)Mag. 1 or higher: 5,800 quakes per year (or 15.8 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake