Number of significant earthquakes in Colombia
Colombia: Number of significant earthquakes was 1 events in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 events
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 97 countries
All-time high
4 events
in 1906
All-time low
1 events
in 1566
Years of data
67
1566–2024
Number of significant earthquakes in Colombia, 1566–2024
Source: National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in events.
Analysis
In 2024, number of significant earthquakes in Colombia stood at 1 events. That is the lowest value across all 67 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of significant earthquakes in Colombia peaked at 4 events in 1906 and was at its lowest, 1 events, in 1566.
Colombia ranks 21st of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 67 years of available data.
Number of significant earthquakes in Colombia, year by year
| Year | events | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1566 | 1 events | — |
| 1644 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1735 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1743 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1751 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1766 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1785 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 3 events | +200.0% |
| 1845 | 1 events | -66.7% |
| 1851 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 4 events | +300.0% |
| 1917 | 1 events | -75.0% |
| 1922 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1935 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1936 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1961 | 2 events | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1966 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1970 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1973 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1977 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1979 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1980 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1981 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1994 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 events | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 1 events | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 events | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 events | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1 events is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1 events, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1 events is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1 events, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1560s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1640s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1730s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1740s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1750s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1760s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1780s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1790s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1800s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1820s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 3 |
| 1830s | 3 events | 3 events | 3 events | 1 |
| 1840s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1850s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1860s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1870s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 3 |
| 1880s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1900s | 1.75 events | 1 events | 4 events | 4 |
| 1910s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.5 events | 1 events | 2 events | 2 |
| 1930s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 3 |
| 1940s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.33 events | 1 events | 2 events | 3 |
| 1960s | 1.5 events | 1 events | 2 events | 4 |
| 1970s | 1.4 events | 1 events | 2 events | 5 |
| 1980s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.4 events | 1 events | 2 events | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.33 events | 1 events | 2 events | 3 |
| 2010s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 6 |
| 2020s | 1 events | 1 events | 1 events | 3 |
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- 21 Austria 1 events compare
- 21 Azerbaijan 1 events compare
- 21 Bangladesh 1 events compare
- 21 Bolivia 1 events compare
- 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 events compare
- 21 Brazil 1 events compare
- 21 Bulgaria 1 events compare
- 21 Canada 1 events compare
- 21 Chile 1 events compare
- 21 China 1 events compare
- 21 Congo 1 events compare
- 21 Costa Rica 1 events compare
- 21 Cuba 1 events compare
- 21 Ecuador 1 events compare
- 21 Egypt 1 events compare
- 21 El Salvador 1 events compare
- 21 Eritrea 1 events compare
- 21 Ethiopia 1 events compare
- 21 France 1 events compare
- 21 Georgia 1 events compare
- 21 Germany 1 events compare
- 21 Ghana 1 events compare
- 21 Guadeloupe 1 events compare
- 21 Guatemala 1 events compare
- 21 Haiti 1 events compare
- 21 Honduras 1 events compare
- 21 Iceland 1 events compare
- 21 Iraq 1 events compare
- 21 Israel 1 events compare
- 21 Jamaica 1 events compare
- 21 Kazakhstan 1 events compare
- 21 Kyrgyzstan 1 events compare
- 21 Lebanon 1 events compare
- 21 Martinique 1 events compare
- 21 Mongolia 1 events compare
- 21 Montenegro 1 events compare
- 21 Morocco 1 events compare
- 21 Myanmar 1 events compare
- 21 Nepal 1 events compare
- 21 North Korea 1 events compare
- 21 North Macedonia 1 events compare
- 21 Pakistan 1 events compare
- 21 Panama 1 events compare
- 21 Papua New Guinea 1 events compare
- 21 Poland 1 events compare
- 21 Portugal 1 events compare
- 21 Romania 1 events compare
- 21 Russia 1 events compare
- 21 Rwanda 1 events compare
- 21 Samoa 1 events compare
- 21 Serbia 1 events compare
- 21 Slovenia 1 events compare
- 21 Solomon Islands 1 events compare
- 21 South Africa 1 events compare
- 21 South Korea 1 events compare
- 21 Spain 1 events compare
- 21 Switzerland 1 events compare
- 21 Syria 1 events compare
- 21 Taiwan 1 events compare
- 21 Tajikistan 1 events compare
- 21 Tanzania 1 events compare
- 21 Tonga 1 events compare
- 21 Tunisia 1 events compare
- 21 Turkmenistan 1 events compare
- 21 United Kingdom 1 events compare
- 21 United States 1 events compare
- 21 Uzbekistan 1 events compare
- 21 Vanuatu 1 events compare
- 21 Vietnam 1 events compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of significant earthquakes in Colombia?
- Number of significant earthquakes in Colombia was 1 events in 2024, according to National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of significant earthquakes recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 4 events in 1906.
- What is the lowest number of significant earthquakes recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 events in 1566.
- How does Colombia rank for number of significant earthquakes?
- Colombia ranks 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of significant earthquakes rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of significant earthquakes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A significant earthquake meets at least one of the following: caused deaths, moderate damage ($1 million or more), a magnitude 7.5 or greater, Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) X or greater, or generated a tsunami. Due to data availability, recent data will be more complete than older historical estimates.