Earthquake details

Sunday, August 18, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Sunday, August 18, 2019 at 09:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is La Troncal (Ecuador - EC), about 13.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.277 and latitude -2.324.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 84.7 km
Coordinates -2.324, -79.277
UTC time 2019-08-18 09:28:29.560
Location La Troncal
Country Ecuador (EC)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2019-08-18

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