M4.4 earthquake 57 km E of Puyo, Ecuador
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 57 km E of Puyo, Ecuador on Sun, Sep 6, 1987, 1:54 AM GMT-5 (06:54 UTC), 198 km (123 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.4 26 km W of Tena, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-09-06 06:54:00 UTC
- Depth
- 197.9 km (123.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.497° S, 77.487° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.426 km W of Tena, Ecuador · 14256 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 6.036 km WSW of Tena, Ecuador · 14256 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.914 km W of Tena, Ecuador · 14252 days ago · 58 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.421 km SW of Tena, Ecuador · 14225 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000384w. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:21 AM UTC.