Ecuador earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 55 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 55 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador on Sat, Oct 14, 1995, 10:46 PM GMT-5 (03:46 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 46 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1995-10-15 03:46:34 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.790° S, 77.793° W
Region
Ecuador
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.748 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11306 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.568 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11305 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.660 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11305 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.261 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11304 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.955 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11304 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 5.054 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11303 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.856 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11301 days ago · 33 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 4.264 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11301 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 5.146 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11295 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.159 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11295 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 5.148 km E of Macas, Ecuador · 11286 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 5.165 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11279 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 4.461 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11313 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.4Peru-Ecuador border region · 11314 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.447 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11316 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.446 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11316 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 5.4Peru-Ecuador border region · 11316 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.368 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11316 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.758 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11317 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 5.852 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11317 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 4.865 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11317 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.645 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11317 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 4.372 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11317 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 4.550 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11317 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 4.753 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11317 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 4.558 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11317 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 4.4Peru-Ecuador border region · 11317 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 4.561 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11317 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 4.850 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11318 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 4.653 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11318 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 4.656 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11319 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 4.953 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11319 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007564. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.