Ecuador earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 64 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 64 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador on Sun, Oct 22, 1995, 10:46 PM GMT-5 (03:46 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 6 km NE of Llacao, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1995-10-23 03:46:23 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
3.007° S, 77.979° W
Region
Ecuador
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.146 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11294 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.159 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11294 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 5.26 km NE of Llacao, Ecuador · 11287 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 5.148 km E of Macas, Ecuador · 11285 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 5.165 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11278 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 4.856 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11301 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 5.054 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11302 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.955 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11303 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.261 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11303 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 4.660 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11304 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.568 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11304 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.748 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11305 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.255 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11308 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.461 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11312 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.4Peru-Ecuador border region · 11313 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 4.447 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11315 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 4.446 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11315 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 5.4Peru-Ecuador border region · 11315 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.368 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11316 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.758 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11316 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 5.852 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11316 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 4.865 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11316 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 4.645 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11316 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 4.372 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11316 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 4.550 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11316 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00075kh. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:58 PM UTC.