Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 4, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Tuesday, August 4, 1998 at 18:59 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bahía de Caráquez (Ecuador - EC), about 3.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.393 and latitude -0.593.

Magnitude 7.2
Alert Extreme
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -0.593, -80.393
UTC time 1998-08-04 18:59:20.100
Location Bahía de Caráquez
Country Ecuador (EC)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1998-08-04

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