Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 8, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Tuesday, February 8, 1938 at 07:16 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jipijapa (Ecuador - EC), about 27.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.820 and latitude -1.402.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -1.402, -80.820
UTC time 1938-02-08 07:16:14.110
Location Jipijapa
Country Ecuador (EC)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1938-02-08

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