M4.7 earthquake 27 km SW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 27 km SW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador on Sun, Sep 12, 1982, 3:03 PM GMT-5 (20:03 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 39 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-12 20:03:21 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.768° N, 79.815° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 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 usp0001pjs. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:10 PM UTC.