M4.8 earthquake 31 km NW of Macas, Ecuador
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 31 km NW of Macas, Ecuador on Sat, Feb 22, 1986, 1:47 PM GMT-5 (18:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 9 km SW 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-02-22 18:47:21 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.092° S, 78.297° 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.836 km SW of Palora, Ecuador · 14791 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.99 km SW of Puyo, Ecuador · 14787 days ago · 164 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.339 km SW of Sucúa, Ecuador · 14767 days ago · 111 km deep · 66 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayEcuador earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002r7j. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:54 AM UTC.