Earthquakes by city Ecuador 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Quito today

Quito, Ecuador: 118 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

2,781,641

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

118

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.2

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

America/Guayaquil

Coordinates -0.230, -78.525

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-04-21 02:22 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.2

Ibarra, Ecuador

1987-03-06 04:10 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Quito today

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Quito.

1 M4.0+ event(s) have been observed in the last 30 days around Quito.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Quito reached magnitude 7.2 on 1987-03-06 04:10 UTC, near Ibarra.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Quito today?

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Quito.

When was the last earthquake near Quito?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-04-21 02:22 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Quito?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Quito reached magnitude 7.2 on 1987-03-06 04:10 UTC, near Ibarra.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Quito

The map centers on Quito and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude

4.7

Average depth

29.0 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 7 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-04-21 02:22	M 5.2	Ibarra Ecuador	129.4 km
2025-12-19 21:59	M 5.1	Quito Ecuador	10.0 km
2025-08-16 10:47	M 4.6	Quito Ecuador	10.0 km
2025-06-19 01:06	M 4.4	Quito Ecuador	10.0 km
2025-06-17 06:47	M 4.2	Quito Ecuador	4.9 km
2025-06-17 02:46	M 5.0	Latacunga Ecuador	10.0 km
2025-05-03 14:50	M 4.5	Quito Ecuador	1.7 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-08 1 events

2025-12 1 events

2026-04 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1987 M 7.2 max · 9 earthquakes 1955 M 6.5 max · 2 earthquakes 1996 M 6.0 max · 4 earthquakes 1967 M 6.0 max · 1 earthquakes 1927 M 6.0 max · 1 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 5.2	1
2025	M 5.5	11
2024	M 4.4	1
2023	M 4.5	1
2022	M 4.5	3
2021	M 4.9	1
2020	M 4.7	2
2019	M 4.6	1
2018	M 5.0	5
2016	M 4.8	3
2014	M 5.1	5
2012	M 4.9	1
2011	M 4.5	2
2010	M 4.4	2
2008	M 4.0	1
2007	M 4.8	3
2006	M 4.4	3
2005	M 4.8	2
2004	M 5.3	3
2003	M 5.3	3
2002	M 4.7	1
2001	M 4.4	2
2000	M 5.1	4
1999	M 4.8	1
1996	M 6.0	4
1995	M 4.6	1
1994	M 5.3	3
1993	M 4.4	1
1992	M 4.8	2
1991	M 4.7	6
1990	M 5.3	2
1989	M 4.4	1
1988	M 4.8	2
1987	M 7.2	9
1986	M 5.3	2
1985	M 4.7	1
1984	M 4.6	1
1983	M 4.8	1
1980	M 4.8	3
1978	M 4.9	1
1977	M 4.5	1
1976	M 5.7	6
1975	M 4.1	1
1974	M 4.6	1
1973	M 4.4	1
1970	M 5.1	1
1967	M 6.0	1
1964	M 5.1	1
1955	M 6.5	2
1927	M 6.0	1