Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 4, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Tuesday, August 4, 1998 at 17:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bahía de Caráquez (Ecuador - EC), about 3.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.399 and latitude -0.609.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -0.609, -80.399
UTC time 1998-08-04 17:35:04.730
Location Bahía de Caráquez
Country Ecuador (EC)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-08-04

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