Ecuador earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 54 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 54 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador on Sat, Oct 21, 1995, 10:36 AM GMT-5 (15:36 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
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1995-10-21 15:36:18 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
2.893° S, 77.935° 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 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.856 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11293 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.264 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11292 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 5.146 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11286 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.159 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11286 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 5.148 km E of Macas, Ecuador · 11277 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 5.165 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11270 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 4.955 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11295 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.261 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11295 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.660 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11296 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.568 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11296 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.748 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11297 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 4.255 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11300 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.461 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11304 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 4.4Peru-Ecuador border region · 11305 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.447 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11307 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.446 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11307 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 5.4Peru-Ecuador border region · 11307 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 4.368 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11308 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.758 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11308 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 5.852 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11308 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 4.865 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11308 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 4.645 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11308 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 4.372 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11308 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.550 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11308 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 4.753 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11308 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 4.558 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11308 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00075h3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC.