M4.4 earthquake 262 km NNW of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 262 km NNW of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador on Thu, Sep 16, 1982, 11:24 PM GMT-6 (05:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 279 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-17 05:24:04 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.567° N, 90.854° 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 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3279 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · 16086 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.1273 km NNW of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · 16086 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.8264 km NNW of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · 16086 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.0256 km NNW of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · 16086 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001pnn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:07 AM UTC.