Earthquake details

Sunday, April 6, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Sunday, April 6, 1997 at 17:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Azogues (Ecuador - EC), about 112.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.837 and latitude -2.788.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-2.788, -77.837
UTC time	1997-04-06 17:24:56.840

Location	Cuenca
Country	Ecuador (EC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-04-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Azogues	112.6 km
Cuenca	130.4 km
Riobamba	153.6 km
La Troncal	172.1 km
Ambato	192.0 km
Naranjito	193.7 km
Naranjal	198.4 km
Loja	202.7 km
Milagro	208.5 km
Babahoyo	218.4 km
Latacunga	223.7 km
Pasaje	227.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 La Troncal Ecuador · 2026-05-06 22:06 UTC	156.6 km
M 4.8 La Troncal Ecuador · 2025-08-24 10:50 UTC	138.3 km
M 5.2 Naranjal Ecuador · 2025-06-21 19:18 UTC	205.0 km
M 4.4 Naranjal Ecuador · 2025-05-10 12:12 UTC	208.7 km

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