Earthquake details

Monday, August 18, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Monday, August 18, 1980 at 15:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is El Triunfo (Ecuador - EC), about 5.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.017 and latitude -1.948.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 55.0 km
Coordinates -1.948, -80.017
UTC time 1980-08-18 15:07:52.600
Location Daule
Country Ecuador (EC)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-08-18

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