Earthquake details

Saturday, September 16, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Saturday, September 16, 1989 at 01:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Puerto Francisco de Orellana (Ecuador - EC), about 55.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.469 and latitude -0.592.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-0.592, -77.469
UTC time	1989-09-16 01:49:15.890

Location	Puerto Francisco de Orellana
Country	Ecuador (EC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-09-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Puerto Francisco de Orellana	55.4 km
Quito	124.3 km
Otavalo	127.5 km
Ibarra	127.8 km
Latacunga	133.2 km
Ambato	147.2 km
Orito	155.1 km
Tulcán	158.7 km
Ipiales	158.9 km
Puerto Asís	163.3 km
Riobamba	177.8 km
Túquerres	187.6 km

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