M4.3 earthquake 28 km SSW of Palora, Ecuador
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 28 km SSW of Palora, Ecuador on Sat, Nov 11, 1978, 4:47 PM GMT-5 (21:47 UTC), 151 km (94 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 41 km E of Puyo, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-11-11 21:47:55 UTC
- Depth
- 151.0 km (93.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.929° S, 78.085° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000xdm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.