M4.5 earthquake 34 km E of Puyo, Ecuador
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 34 km E of Puyo, Ecuador on Tue, Jan 8, 1985, 3:57 AM GMT-5 (08:57 UTC), 196 km (122 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 36 km ENE of Palora, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-08 08:57:26 UTC
- Depth
- 196.4 km (122.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.503° S, 77.693° 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 usp0002av4. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:04 AM UTC.