Earthquake details

Friday, January 7, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Friday, January 7, 1994 at 07:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tumaco (Ecuador - EC), about 138.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.786 and latitude 2.541.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 25.6 km
Coordinates 2.541, -79.786
UTC time 1994-01-07 07:19:25.110
Location Esmeraldas
Country Ecuador (EC)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1994-01-07

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