Ecuador earthquakes

M5.6 earthquake 47 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 47 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador on Mon, Oct 2, 1995, 8:57 PM GMT-5 (01:57 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 50 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.6 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1995-10-03 01:57:03 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.614° S, 77.777° W
Region
Ecuador
Strongest shaking
VI, 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
VI, strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration
13.3% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
1.8 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.935 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11313 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 5.147 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11313 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 4.569 km ESE of Macas, Ecuador · 11313 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.069 km E of Macas, Ecuador · 11313 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.575 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.655 km ESE of Macas, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 5.055 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 3.383 km E of Macas, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 3.956 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 5.256 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.847 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 4.470 km E of Macas, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.322 km E of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 4.448 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 4.186 km E of Macas, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.763 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 4.754 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 4.654 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 4.949 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 6.550 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 4.479 km ESE of Macas, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 4.564 km ESE of Macas, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 4.253 km ESE of Macas, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 4.241 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 4.760 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 4.360 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 4.446 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 4.955 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 4.775 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 46 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 4.474 km E of Macas, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 4.649 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 4.326 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 3.8Peru-Ecuador border region · 11312 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 4.1Peru-Ecuador border region · 11311 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 4.557 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11311 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 4.0Peru-Ecuador border region · 11311 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 4.377 km E of Macas, Ecuador · 11311 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 5.345 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11311 days ago · 60 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 4.382 km ESE of Macas, Ecuador · 11311 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 4.6104 km E of Macas, Ecuador · 11311 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 4.454 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11311 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 4.665 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11311 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 4.487 km E of Macas, Ecuador · 11311 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 4.367 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11311 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 5.343 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11311 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 4.953 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11311 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 4.656 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11310 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 4.653 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11310 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 4.850 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11309 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 4.561 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11309 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 4.4Peru-Ecuador border region · 11309 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 4.558 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11308 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 4.753 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11308 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 4.550 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11308 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 4.372 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11308 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 4.645 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11308 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 4.865 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11308 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 5.852 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11308 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 4.758 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11308 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 4.368 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11308 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 7.045 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11313 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00074c5 (also filed as iscgem73245). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.