Earthquake details

Friday, December 14, 1923 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Friday, December 14, 1923 at 10:31 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ibarra (Ecuador - EC), about 38.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -78.190 and latitude 0.691.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	0.691, -78.190
UTC time	1923-12-14 10:31:19.960

Location	Ibarra
Country	Ecuador (EC)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1923-12-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ibarra	38.5 km
Otavalo	51.4 km
Tulcán	54.3 km
Ipiales	63.0 km
Túquerres	77.4 km
Samaniego	97.8 km
Quito	109.1 km
Pasto	116.7 km
Tumaco	139.6 km
Orito	146.6 km
Rosa Zarate	148.5 km
Santo Domingo de los Colorados	151.9 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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