Earthquake details

Sunday, January 28, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Sunday, January 28, 1996 at 00:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Riobamba (Ecuador - EC), about 117.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.637 and latitude -1.971.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	155.1 km
Coordinates	-1.971, -77.637
UTC time	1996-01-28 00:28:30.730

Location	Cuenca
Country	Ecuador (EC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-01-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Riobamba	117.2 km
Ambato	135.4 km
Latacunga	158.6 km
Azogues	159.6 km
Puerto Francisco de Orellana	182.4 km
Cuenca	184.0 km
La Troncal	196.2 km
Naranjito	204.6 km
Ventanas	211.5 km
Babahoyo	211.9 km
Quito	217.6 km
Milagro	218.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 La Troncal Ecuador · 2025-08-24 10:50 UTC	159.8 km
M 5.2 Naranjal Ecuador · 2025-06-21 19:18 UTC	237.4 km
M 4.4 Naranjal Ecuador · 2025-05-10 12:12 UTC	240.2 km

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