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Earthquakes near Palmira today
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No M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km of Palmira in the last 24 hours The last M2.5+ within 100 km was M4.4 13 km NW, 9 days ago.
Was there an earthquake in Palmira just now? This page checks the live USGS catalogue for quakes around Palmira, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia and updates every few minutes.
- Last 24 hours
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Last 7 days
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Last 30 days
- 6 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Largest in 30 days
- M4.4 13 km NW, Oct 17, 2026
- Largest in past year
- M7.4 147 km N, Aug 10, 2026
- Past year count
- 67 M2.5+ within 150 km
- Nearest in 30 days
- 13 km M4.4, Oct 17, 2026
Recent earthquakes near Palmira
USGS recorded 6 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 100 km of Palmira in the past 30 days, 0 of them in the last 7 days. The most recent was M4.4 13 km NW of the city at Oct 17, 02:25 local time (9 days ago).
The average depth was about 34 km and 5 of 6 were shallow (under 70 km), which are the ones most likely to be felt at the surface.
| Time (Palmira) | UTC | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 02:25 | Oct 17, 07:25 UTC | M4.4 | 13 km NW | 154 km | 10 km SW of El Cerrito, Colombia |
| Oct 6, 20:29 | Oct 7, 01:29 UTC | M4.4 | 73 km ENE | 10 km | 20 km SW of Roncesvalles, Colombia |
| Oct 6, 14:13 | Oct 6, 19:13 UTC | M4.1 | 88 km ENE | 10 km | 12 km S of Roncesvalles, Colombia |
| Oct 3, 21:29 | Oct 4, 02:29 UTC | M4.4 | 121 km NNW | 66 km | 26 km SW of Sipí, Colombia |
| Sep 29, 20:38 | Sep 30, 01:38 UTC | M4.2 | 142 km NNW | 67 km | 35 km W of Sipí, Colombia |
| Sep 29, 16:50 | Sep 29, 21:50 UTC | M4.4 | 83 km ENE | 10 km | 13 km SSW of Roncesvalles, Colombia |
| Sep 28, 03:39 | Sep 28, 08:39 UTC | M4.3 | 68 km ENE | 10 km | 28 km W of Chaparral, Colombia |
| Sep 27, 16:57 | Sep 27, 21:57 UTC | M4.6 | 122 km NNW | 71 km | 22 km SW of Sipí, Colombia |
| Sep 26, 01:38 | Sep 26, 06:38 UTC | M4.2 | 70 km ENE | 10 km | 23 km SW of Roncesvalles, Colombia |
M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in America/Bogota.
Largest earthquakes near Palmira in the past year
The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Palmira in the past 12 months was M7.4 on Aug 10, 2026, 147 km N of the city (4 km SSW of San José del Palmar, Colombia).
With 67 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 5.6 a month), the area around Palmira is active by global standards. 10 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.
| Date | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | M7.4 | 147 km N | 116 km | 4 km SSW of San José del Palmar, Colombia |
| May 14, 2026 | M5.3 | 78 km NNW | 113 km | 30 km NW of Darien, Colombia |
| Aug 10, 2026 | M5.0 | 149 km N | 91 km | 10 km WSW of San José del Palmar, Colombia |
| Sep 17, 2026 | M4.9 | 118 km NNW | 57 km | 28 km SW of Sipí, Colombia |
| Sep 16, 2026 | M4.9 | 128 km NNW | 66 km | 25 km WSW of Sipí, Colombia |
| Sep 14, 2026 | M4.9 | 125 km NNW | 53 km | 24 km SW of Sipí, Colombia |
| Sep 14, 2026 | M4.9 | 117 km NNW | 64 km | 18 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia |
| Feb 13, 2026 | M4.9 | 149 km N | 104 km | 20 km ESE of Nóvita, Colombia |
| Sep 19, 2026 | M4.8 | 126 km NNW | 58 km | 29 km WSW of Sipí, Colombia |
| Sep 18, 2026 | M4.7 | 109 km NNW | 72 km | 38 km SSW of Sipí, Colombia |
Was it felt in Palmira?
The largest nearby quake this month, M4.4 at 13 km, was probably felt in Palmira by a rough rule of thumb (an M3 is typically noticed within a few tens of km, an M5 up to a few hundred km; local ground and building type matter a lot).
None of the quakes listed has "Did You Feel It?" reports in the USGS feed, which usually means shaking at the surface was weak or the area has few reporters.
If you felt shaking, you can report it to USGS; reports refine the intensity map within minutes.
Tsunami warning status
None of the earthquakes near Palmira in the past year carried the USGS tsunami flag, which USGS sets for large quakes in oceanic regions where the tsunami warning centres issue messages.
Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.
Earthquakes around the world today
Worldwide, USGS listed 147 earthquakes of M1+ in the last 24 hours; the largest was M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region.
USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event.
Earthquakes near other cities in Colombia and nearby
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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).