Earthquake details

Friday, March 6, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Friday, March 6, 1987 at 01:54 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ibarra (Ecuador - EC), about 62.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.653 and latitude 0.048.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 14.1 km
Coordinates 0.048, -77.653
UTC time 1987-03-06 01:54:50.490
Location Ibarra
Country Ecuador (EC)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1987-03-06

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