M5.0 earthquake 256 km NNW of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 256 km NNW of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador on Fri, Sep 17, 1982, 6:36 AM GMT-6 (12:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-17 12:36:32 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.475° N, 91.005° 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 2.0 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 4.8264 km NNW of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · 16085 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.1273 km NNW of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · 16085 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.3279 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · 16085 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.4262 km NNW of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · 16085 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001pnx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:19 PM UTC.