Earthquake details

Friday, March 6, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Friday, March 6, 1987 at 04:10 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ibarra (Ecuador - EC), about 40.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.821 and latitude 0.151.

Magnitude	7.2
Alert	Extreme
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	0.151, -77.821
UTC time	1987-03-06 04:10:41.960

Location	Ibarra
Country	Ecuador (EC)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1987-03-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ibarra	40.3 km
Otavalo	50.0 km
Tulcán	74.5 km
Ipiales	77.7 km
Quito	89.1 km
Túquerres	106.5 km
Puerto Francisco de Orellana	115.5 km
Orito	120.2 km
Pasto	132.7 km
Samaniego	134.5 km
Latacunga	149.8 km
Puerto Asís	152.7 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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