Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 25, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Wednesday, March 25, 1970 at 13:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is La Troncal (Ecuador - EC), about 33.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.051 and latitude -2.343.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -2.343, -79.051
UTC time 1970-03-25 13:21:05.440
Location La Troncal
Country Ecuador (EC)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-03-25

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