Earthquake details

Friday, December 23, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Friday, December 23, 2005 at 21:47 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Puerto Francisco de Orellana (Ecuador - EC), about 118.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.517 and latitude -1.386.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 192.9 km
Coordinates -1.386, -77.517
UTC time 2005-12-23 21:47:28.000
Location Quito
Country Ecuador (EC)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2005-12-23

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