Ecuador earthquakes

M7.0 earthquake 45 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck 45 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador on Mon, Oct 2, 1995, 8:51 PM GMT-5 (01:51 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 7.0 (mw), major
Local time: Mon, Oct 2, 1995, 8:51 PM GMT-5
UTC: 1995-10-03 01:51:23 UTC
Depth: 24.4 km (15.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 2.750° S, 77.881° W
Region: Ecuador
Strongest shaking: VII, very strong shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VII, very strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 26.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 3.4 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude: 6.9 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 231°, dip 45°, rake 112°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 20°, dip 48°, rake 68°
Landslide alert: Yellow
Liquefaction alert: Orange

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 79.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00074c4 (also filed as choy19951003015123, gcmtb100395b, gcmt19951003015124, duputel100395b, atlas19951003015125, iscgem73244). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.