Ecuador earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 68 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 68 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador on Thu, Oct 19, 1995, 3:51 AM GMT-5 (08:51 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
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1995-10-19 08:51:17 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.693° S, 77.599° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.660 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11302 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.261 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11301 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.955 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11301 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 5.054 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11300 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.856 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11299 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.264 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11299 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 5.146 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11292 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.159 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11292 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 5.148 km E of Macas, Ecuador · 11284 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 5.165 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11276 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 4.748 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11304 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.255 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11307 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.461 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11310 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 4.4Peru-Ecuador border region · 11311 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.447 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11313 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.446 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11313 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 5.4Peru-Ecuador border region · 11313 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.368 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11314 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 4.758 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11314 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 5.852 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11314 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 4.865 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11314 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 4.645 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11314 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 4.372 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11314 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 4.550 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11314 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 4.753 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11314 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 4.558 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11314 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 4.4Peru-Ecuador border region · 11315 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 4.561 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11315 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 4.850 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11315 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 4.653 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11316 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00075dn. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC.