M4.7 earthquake 20 km N of Catamayo, Ecuador
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 20 km N of Catamayo, Ecuador on Sun, May 13, 1979, 5:41 PM GMT-5 (22:41 UTC), 98 km (61 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-05-13 22:41:53 UTC
- Depth
- 98.0 km (60.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 3.802° S, 79.390° 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.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 45
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010mp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.