Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 28, 2007 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at 20:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambato (Ecuador - EC), about 117.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.569 and latitude -1.404.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	185.9 km
Coordinates	-1.404, -77.569
UTC time	2007-03-28 20:57:25.940

Location	Quito
Country	Ecuador (EC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2007-03-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ambato	117.9 km
Puerto Francisco de Orellana	122.8 km
Riobamba	123.6 km
Latacunga	127.6 km
Quito	168.5 km
Otavalo	198.1 km
Ibarra	204.9 km
Azogues	205.8 km
Ventanas	210.8 km
Quevedo	214.8 km
Santo Domingo de los Colorados	220.0 km
Babahoyo	223.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.2 Ibarra Ecuador · 2026-04-21 02:22 UTC	210.9 km
M 5.1 Quito Ecuador · 2025-12-19 21:59 UTC	82.8 km
M 4.6 Quito Ecuador · 2025-08-16 10:47 UTC	126.2 km
M 4.4 Quito Ecuador · 2025-06-19 01:06 UTC	87.4 km
M 4.2 Quito Ecuador · 2025-06-17 06:47 UTC	83.9 km
M 5.0 Latacunga Ecuador · 2025-06-17 02:46 UTC	89.9 km
M 4.5 Quito Ecuador · 2025-05-03 14:50 UTC	98.2 km

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