Earthquake details

Friday, March 6, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Friday, March 6, 1987 at 06:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ibarra (Ecuador - EC), about 71.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.629 and latitude -0.055.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.055, -77.629
UTC time 1987-03-06 06:33:03.690
Location Ibarra
Country Ecuador (EC)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-03-06

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