Earthquake details

Saturday, January 30, 1943 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Saturday, January 30, 1943 at 05:33 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is El Triunfo (Ecuador - EC), about 24.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.147 and latitude -2.051.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 58.7 km
Coordinates -2.051, -80.147
UTC time 1943-01-30 05:33:04.420
Location El Triunfo
Country Ecuador (EC)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1943-01-30

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