Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 20, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at 01:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Portoviejo (Ecuador - EC), about 13.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.427 and latitude -0.936.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -0.936, -80.427
UTC time 2016-07-20 01:20:23.640
Location Portoviejo
Country Ecuador (EC)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-07-20

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