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

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