M4.9 earthquake 9 km SW of Puyo, Ecuador
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Puyo, Ecuador on Fri, Mar 28, 1986, 4:19 PM GMT-5 (21:19 UTC), 164 km (102 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-03-28 21:19:22 UTC
- Depth
- 164.0 km (101.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.538° S, 78.063° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.236 km SSE of Riobamba, Ecuador · 14742 days ago · 129 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.524 km ENE of Puyo, Ecuador · 14731 days ago · 179 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002scq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.