M4.3 earthquake 37 km E of Puyo, Ecuador
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 37 km E of Puyo, Ecuador on Mon, Oct 29, 2007, 4:22 AM GMT-5 (09:22 UTC), 184 km (114 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.8 30 km E of Macas, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-10-29 09:22:52 UTC
- Depth
- 183.8 km (114.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.529° S, 77.669° 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 138°
- Stations used
- 33
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.830 km E of Macas, Ecuador · 6885 days ago · 123 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 114
- 4.544 km E of Puyo, Ecuador · 6868 days ago · 189 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.231 km N of Macas, Ecuador · 6868 days ago · 143 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.546 km ENE of Palora, Ecuador · 6847 days ago · 188 km deep · 12 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000frhh. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC.