Earthquake details

Saturday, May 21, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Saturday, May 21, 1977 at 14:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jipijapa (Ecuador - EC), about 45.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.907 and latitude -1.591.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 48.0 km
Coordinates -1.591, -80.907
UTC time 1977-05-21 14:14:41.300
Location Jipijapa
Country Ecuador (EC)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-05-21

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