Earthquake details

Friday, March 6, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Friday, March 6, 1987 at 04:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Puerto Francisco de Orellana (Ecuador - EC), about 73.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.600 and latitude -0.220.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.220, -77.600
UTC time 1987-03-06 04:17:30.070
Location Ibarra
Country Ecuador (EC)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-03-06

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 5.2
Ibarra
Ecuador · 2026-04-21 02:22 UTC
101.5 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.