M4.3 earthquake 25 km E of Palora, Ecuador
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 25 km E of Palora, Ecuador on Sun, Jun 7, 1987, 10:18 AM GMT-5 (15:18 UTC), 183 km (113 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-06-07 15:18:04 UTC
- Depth
- 182.6 km (113.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.676° S, 77.741° 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: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00035m5. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:57 AM UTC.