M4.4 earthquake 62 km E of Macas, Ecuador
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 62 km E of Macas, Ecuador on Mon, Feb 5, 1996, 3:46 AM GMT-5 (08:46 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 Peru-Ecuador border region. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1996-02-05 08:46:11 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.306° S, 77.549° W
- Region
- Ecuador
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt in Morona-Santiago Province, Ecuador.
From the USGS event page for usp0007ccn. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.949 km ENE of Palora, Ecuador · 11183 days ago · 200 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.6Peru-Ecuador border region · 11140 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
Before
- 5.347 km SE of Palora, Ecuador · 11205 days ago · 155 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.550 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11206 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.137 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11212 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.881 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11218 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.155 km SSE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11223 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007ccn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.