Colombia experienced a burst of seismic activity on the afternoon and evening of Sunday, September 6, 2026, according to the Colombian Geological Service (SGC). The agency logged six separate earthquakes across different parts of the country, with magnitudes ranging from 2.5 to 4.1 on the moment magnitude scale.
The most powerful of the group, a magnitude 4.1 quake, was centered in the municipality of Totoró, in the southwestern department of Cauca. That area sits close to the Puracé volcano, one of Colombia’s active volcanic peaks. Residents in the nearby cities of Popayán and Cali reported feeling the shaking, though no injuries or major damage were mentioned in initial reports.
Colombia lies along the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” a zone of intense tectonic and volcanic activity that stretches around much of the Pacific Ocean, which explains why earthquakes of this size are fairly routine occurrences there. Authorities continue to monitor the region for aftershocks or further activity following recent seismic events that have also prompted infrastructure checks in cities like Cali, where officials recently confirmed that roads and bridges remained structurally sound after an earlier earthquake.
The SGC has not indicated whether these six tremors are related to one another or represent isolated events along different fault lines. For the full report and additional details on each earthquake’s location and depth, take a look at the original article from El Tiempo.
Source: Seis temblores de magnitudes 3 y 4 se sintieron en el país en la tarde y noche de este domingo (eltiempo.com). English version produced with AI assistance.
Image: USGS.