Earthquake details

Thursday, July 21, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Thursday, July 21, 1983 at 06:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manta (Ecuador - EC), about 36.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.908 and latitude -1.220.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 34.4 km
Coordinates -1.220, -80.908
UTC time 1983-07-21 06:46:02.870
Location Manta
Country Ecuador (EC)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-07-21

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