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earthquake Earthquake Risk in Bogota, Colombia

Risk Level: Moderate — Score 3/10

Risk: 3Historical: 10

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Key Risk Factors

  • 35 events recorded in proximity in recent decades
  • Active in the last 12 months (7 events)

Last significant event: Earthquake - 6.3 - 17 km NNE of Paratebueno, Colombia (2025-06-08) — 2,690,000 people exposed

Highest Risk Cities for Earthquakes

1
Los Angeles, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
San Jose, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 9
3
San Francisco, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
4
Seattle, WA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
5
Long Beach, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
6
Oakland, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
7
Tokyo, Japan
Risk: 9Historical: 10
8
Istanbul, Turkey
Risk: 9Historical: 10
9
Kathmandu, Nepal
Risk: 9Historical: 10
10
Quito, Ecuador
Risk: 9Historical: 10
Bogota is not in the top 10 for earthquake risk among tracked cities.

How Bogota Compares

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Notable Earthquake Events Near Bogota

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable earthquake events near Bogota, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Earthquake - 6.3 - 17 km NNE of Paratebueno, Colombia (June 2025) — 2,690,000 people exposed; $51,845M capital exposed.

Earthquake - 6.3 - 17 km NNE of Paratebueno, Colombia

June 7, 2025 — WARNING

2,690,000 people exposed; $51,845M capital exposed

Earthquake - 6.3 - 16 km N of Cumaral, Colombia

August 16, 2023 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Earthquake - 5.7 - 6 km SW of Restrepo, Colombia

August 16, 2023 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Earthquake - 5.6 - 13km WNW of Santa Maria, Colombia

January 25, 2019 — WATCH

Impact data not available

5.6 - Colombia

May 23, 2008 — WATCH

Impact data not available

Earthquake Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Secure heavy furniture and appliances to walls
  • 2.Create a family earthquake plan with meeting points
  • 3.Keep an emergency kit with water, food, flashlight, and first aid supplies
  • 4.Learn how to shut off gas, water, and electricity
  • 5.Practice Drop, Cover, and Hold On drills regularly

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How this data is built

Bogota, Colombia earthquake risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live earthquake monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

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Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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