Earthquake details

Monday, December 14, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Monday, December 14, 1970 at 07:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jipijapa (Ecuador - EC), about 33.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.877 and latitude -1.412.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 16.1 km
Coordinates -1.412, -80.877
UTC time 1970-12-14 07:32:52.210
Location Jipijapa
Country Ecuador (EC)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-12-14

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