Ecuador earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 47 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 47 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador on Mon, Oct 2, 1995, 9:33 PM GMT-5 (02:33 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 56 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1995-10-03 02:33:53 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.597° S, 77.763° W
Region
Ecuador
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 76.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00074c8 (also filed as iscgem73251). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.