M3.8 earthquake 81 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 81 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador on Sun, Jan 14, 1996, 7:51 PM GMT-5 (00:51 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 50 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1996-01-15 00:51:13 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.042° S, 77.720° W
- Region
- Ecuador
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.137 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11212 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.550 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 11206 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.462 km E of Macas, Ecuador · 11197 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.486 km ENE of Gualaquiza, Ecuador · 11159 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0007b3d. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:31 AM UTC.