Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 1, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Wednesday, July 1, 1998 at 14:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manta (Ecuador - EC), about 38.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.950 and latitude -1.222.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -1.222, -80.950
UTC time 1998-07-01 14:57:15.560
Location Manta
Country Ecuador (EC)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-07-01

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