M4.5 earthquake 3 km E of Palora, Ecuador
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 3 km E of Palora, Ecuador on Fri, Jun 1, 1979, 8:32 PM GMT-5 (01:32 UTC), 167 km (104 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-06-02 01:32:51 UTC
- Depth
- 167.0 km (103.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.701° S, 77.937° 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
- 60
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 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 usp0001122. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:32 AM UTC.