M4.5 earthquake 18 km WNW of Cañar, Ecuador
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 18 km WNW of Cañar, Ecuador on Wed, Jun 24, 1981, 8:25 AM GMT-5 (13:25 UTC), 90 km (56 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
- 1981-06-24 13:25:35 UTC
- Depth
- 90.0 km (55.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.516° S, 79.102° 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
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001eam. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.