Earthquake details

Thursday, May 19, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Thursday, May 19, 1983 at 19:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Orito (Ecuador - EC), about 64.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.122 and latitude 0.147.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	22.7 km
Coordinates	0.147, -77.122
UTC time	1983-05-19 19:07:18.610

Location	Tulcán
Country	Ecuador (EC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-05-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Orito	64.2 km
Puerto Francisco de Orellana	69.9 km
Puerto Asís	80.3 km
Ipiales	95.0 km
Tulcán	99.3 km
Ibarra	113.7 km
Túquerres	118.3 km
Pasto	120.0 km
Mocoa	123.6 km
Otavalo	127.3 km
Samaniego	142.7 km
Quito	161.7 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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