Earthquake details

Friday, March 6, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Friday, March 6, 1987 at 08:14 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ibarra (Ecuador - EC), about 42.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.927 and latitude 0.022.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	8.5 km
Coordinates	0.022, -77.927
UTC time	1987-03-06 08:14:48.080

Location	Ibarra
Country	Ecuador (EC)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1987-03-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ibarra	42.7 km
Otavalo	44.2 km
Quito	72.2 km
Tulcán	91.0 km
Ipiales	94.9 km
Puerto Francisco de Orellana	117.9 km
Túquerres	123.4 km
Latacunga	131.3 km
Orito	137.6 km
Santo Domingo de los Colorados	142.3 km
Pasto	150.9 km
Samaniego	151.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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