Earthquake details

Sunday, January 4, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Sunday, January 4, 2004 at 16:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Azogues (Ecuador - EC), about 179.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.477 and latitude -3.594.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	0.8 km
Coordinates	-3.594, -77.477
UTC time	2004-01-04 16:13:55.620

Location	Cuenca
Country	Ecuador (EC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2004-01-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Azogues	179.7 km
Cuenca	186.5 km
Loja	196.9 km
La Troncal	244.8 km
Riobamba	250.5 km
Naranjal	258.9 km
Pasaje	260.6 km
Naranjito	271.9 km
Santa Rosa	276.7 km
Moyobamba	277.4 km
Jaén	277.7 km
Machala	278.5 km

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