Earthquake details

Monday, June 27, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Monday, June 27, 1977 at 18:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Puerto Francisco de Orellana (Ecuador - EC), about 146.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.131 and latitude -1.777.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 27.0 km
Coordinates -1.777, -77.131
UTC time 1977-06-27 18:57:20.400
Location Ambato
Country Ecuador (EC)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-06-27

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