Earthquake details

Thursday, August 11, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Thursday, August 11, 1994 at 22:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Santa Elena (Ecuador - EC), about 27.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.833 and latitude -1.983.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 14.7 km
Coordinates -1.983, -80.833
UTC time 1994-08-11 22:28:29.350
Location La Libertad
Country Ecuador (EC)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1994-08-11

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