M5.1 earthquake near Sabana de Torres, Santander Department

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 8 km NE of El Playón, Colombia on 1 Oct 2017, 01:35 UTC at a depth of 129 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Sabana de Torres, about 41 km away in Santander Department, Colombia.