Earthquake details

Thursday, March 29, 1917 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Thursday, March 29, 1917 at 02:01 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Santa Elena (Ecuador - EC), about 26.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.688 and latitude -2.395.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -2.395, -80.688
UTC time 1917-03-29 02:01:30.990
Location La Libertad
Country Ecuador (EC)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1917-03-29

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