Ecuador earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 68 km ESE of Cayambe, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 68 km ESE of Cayambe, Ecuador on Fri, Mar 6, 1987, 7:40 AM GMT-5 (12:40 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1987-03-06 12:40:05 UTC
Depth
12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.152° S, 77.565° W
Region
Ecuador
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.741 km W of Nueva Loja, Ecuador · 14444 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.355 km ESE of Cayambe, Ecuador · 14443 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.770 km WNW of Puerto Francisco de Orellana, Ecuador · 14443 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 4.833 km SE of Cayambe, Ecuador · 14441 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.740 km SSE of Cayambe, Ecuador · 14441 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 4.757 km SE of Cayambe, Ecuador · 14440 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 4.343 km ESE of Cayambe, Ecuador · 14435 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 3.744 km ESE of Cayambe, Ecuador · 14426 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 6.024 km E of Cayambe, Ecuador · 14445 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 5.258 km E of Cayambe, Ecuador · 14445 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 5.567 km ESE of Cayambe, Ecuador · 14445 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 7.229 km SSE of Pimampiro, Ecuador · 14445 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 6.449 km SE of Pimampiro, Ecuador · 14445 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000331d. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:38 PM UTC.