Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 27, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Tuesday, July 27, 1971 at 02:02 UTC with a magnitude of 7.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Azogues (Ecuador - EC), about 163.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.379 and latitude -2.848.

Magnitude	7.4
Alert	Extreme
Depth	113.3 km
Coordinates	-2.848, -77.379
UTC time	1971-07-27 02:02:49.080

Location	Cuenca
Country	Ecuador (EC)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1971-07-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Azogues	163.8 km
Cuenca	180.8 km
Riobamba	192.5 km
La Troncal	223.3 km
Ambato	225.0 km
Loja	239.5 km
Naranjito	243.9 km
Naranjal	249.6 km
Latacunga	253.5 km
Milagro	258.8 km
Babahoyo	266.5 km
Puerto Francisco de Orellana	268.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 La Troncal Ecuador · 2025-08-24 10:50 UTC	188.9 km
M 5.2 Naranjal Ecuador · 2025-06-21 19:18 UTC	256.2 km
M 4.4 Naranjal Ecuador · 2025-05-10 12:12 UTC	260.0 km

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