M4.0 earthquake 5 km NW of Puyo, Ecuador
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Puyo, Ecuador on Fri, May 14, 1982, 1:21 AM GMT-5 (06:21 UTC), 165 km (102 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 9 km S of Puyo, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-14 06:21:59 UTC
- Depth
- 164.7 km (102.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.445° S, 78.034° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001ma1. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC.