M5.1 earthquake 48 km NW of Salinas, Ecuador
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 48 km NW of Salinas, Ecuador on Thu, May 26, 1977, 1:19 AM GMT-5 (06:19 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 5.1 (ms), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-05-26 06:19:40 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.854° S, 81.197° 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
- 46
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 4.432 km WSW of Jipijapa, Ecuador · 18028 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.351 km WSW of Jipijapa, Ecuador · 18028 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.045 km SW of Jipijapa, Ecuador · 18029 days ago · 48 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.739 km WSW of Jipijapa, Ecuador · 18029 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.729 km WSW of Montecristi, Ecuador · 18036 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.937 km WSW of Manta, Ecuador · 18039 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.837 km SW of Montecristi, Ecuador · 18041 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.152 km SW of Manta, Ecuador · 18042 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.150 km WSW of Montecristi, Ecuador · 18042 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000p1e. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC.