Earthquake details

Saturday, February 21, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Saturday, February 21, 2009 at 22:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Azogues (Ecuador - EC), about 71.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -78.203 and latitude -2.699.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	-2.699, -78.203
UTC time	2009-02-21 22:47:33.550

Location	Cuenca
Country	Ecuador (EC)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-02-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Azogues	71.9 km
Cuenca	91.9 km
Riobamba	124.6 km
La Troncal	130.3 km
Naranjito	152.2 km
Naranjal	157.3 km
Milagro	166.9 km
Ambato	167.8 km
Babahoyo	178.6 km
Loja	182.0 km
Durán	191.4 km
Pasaje	191.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 La Troncal Ecuador · 2025-08-24 10:50 UTC	96.7 km
M 5.2 Naranjal Ecuador · 2025-06-21 19:18 UTC	163.7 km
M 4.4 Naranjal Ecuador · 2025-05-10 12:12 UTC	167.3 km

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