M5.0 earthquake 29 km NNW of Macas, Ecuador
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 29 km NNW of Macas, Ecuador on Fri, Feb 23, 1973, 1:41 AM GMT-5 (06:41 UTC), 89 km (55 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-02-23 06:41:25 UTC
- Depth
- 89.0 km (55.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.050° S, 78.187° 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.
- Stations used
- 45
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.627 km WNW of Macas, Ecuador · 19570 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.927 km NNW of Macas, Ecuador · 19564 days ago · 86 km deep · 4 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000nu (also filed as iscgem764229). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC.