M4.7 earthquake 258 km NNW of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 258 km NNW of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador on Sun, Mar 14, 1982, 6:38 PM GMT-6 (00:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 263 km NNW of Puerto Ayora, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-03-15 00:38:14 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.515° N, 90.926° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
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 usp0001k4m. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC.