Earthquake details

Saturday, July 4, 1942 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Saturday, July 4, 1942 at 01:53 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Esmeraldas (Ecuador - EC), about 97.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.462 and latitude 0.612.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 0.612, -80.462
UTC time 1942-07-04 01:53:10.940
Location Esmeraldas
Country Ecuador (EC)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1942-07-04

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