M6.5 earthquake 113 km WNW of Manta, Ecuador
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 113 km WNW of Manta, Ecuador on Thu, Nov 19, 1942, 3:51 AM GMT-5 (08:51 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.5 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1942-11-19 08:51:58 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.464° S, 81.600° W
- Region
- Ecuador
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem900557. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC.