Earthquake details

Sunday, April 11, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Sunday, April 11, 1982 at 12:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Azogues (Ecuador - EC), about 32.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -78.643 and latitude -2.948.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-2.948, -78.643
UTC time	1982-04-11 12:21:29.990

Location	Cuenca
Country	Ecuador (EC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1982-04-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Azogues	32.6 km
Cuenca	40.5 km
La Troncal	97.1 km
Naranjal	112.5 km
Naranjito	125.9 km
Loja	132.0 km
Pasaje	136.0 km
Milagro	139.2 km
Riobamba	142.2 km
Machala	150.5 km
Santa Rosa	157.3 km
Durán	158.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 La Troncal Ecuador · 2026-05-06 22:06 UTC	95.2 km
M 4.8 La Troncal Ecuador · 2025-08-24 10:50 UTC	75.0 km
M 5.2 Naranjal Ecuador · 2025-06-21 19:18 UTC	120.3 km
M 4.4 Naranjal Ecuador · 2025-05-10 12:12 UTC	124.4 km

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