M4.5 earthquake 70 km E of Palora, Ecuador
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 70 km E of Palora, Ecuador on Wed, Feb 18, 1981, 6:24 PM GMT-5 (23:24 UTC), 199 km (124 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
- 1981-02-18 23:24:56 UTC
- Depth
- 199.3 km (123.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.748° S, 77.333° 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.
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001c8w. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC.