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

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