M4.6 earthquake 38 km ENE of Palora, Ecuador
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 38 km ENE of Palora, Ecuador on Mon, Oct 21, 1985, 5:03 PM GMT-5 (22:03 UTC), 192 km (119 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 29 km E 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-21 22:03:30 UTC
- Depth
- 192.2 km (119.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.563° S, 77.648° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 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 usp0002m0c. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC.