Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 3, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Wednesday, February 3, 1982 at 00:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is La Troncal (Ecuador - EC), about 26.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.168 and latitude -2.267.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 92.8 km
Coordinates -2.267, -79.168
UTC time 1982-02-03 00:37:48.330
Location Milagro
Country Ecuador (EC)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-02-03

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