Ecuador earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 57 km SE of Cayambe, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 57 km SE of Cayambe, Ecuador on Tue, Mar 10, 1987, 9:59 AM GMT-5 (14:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1987-03-10 14:59:23 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.268° S, 77.733° W
Region
Ecuador
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.343 km ESE of Cayambe, Ecuador · 14446 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.744 km ESE of Cayambe, Ecuador · 14438 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 4.740 km SSE of Cayambe, Ecuador · 14453 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.833 km SE of Cayambe, Ecuador · 14453 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.770 km WNW of Puerto Francisco de Orellana, Ecuador · 14455 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.355 km ESE of Cayambe, Ecuador · 14455 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 4.741 km W of Nueva Loja, Ecuador · 14456 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.968 km ESE of Cayambe, Ecuador · 14456 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 6.024 km E of Cayambe, Ecuador · 14456 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 5.258 km E of Cayambe, Ecuador · 14457 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 5.567 km ESE of Cayambe, Ecuador · 14457 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 7.229 km SSE of Pimampiro, Ecuador · 14457 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 6.449 km SE of Pimampiro, Ecuador · 14457 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000335w. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:43 PM UTC.