M7.1 earthquake Ecuador
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck in Ecuador on Thu, Aug 12, 2010, 6:54 AM GMT-5 (11:54 UTC), 207 km (128 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.1 (mwc), major
- Local time
- UTC
- 2010-08-12 11:54:15 UTC
- Depth
- 206.7 km (128.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.266° S, 77.306° W
- Region
- Ecuador
- Felt reports
- 282
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 6.7% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.5 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
282 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Moment magnitude
- 7.1 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 153°, dip 21°, rake 294°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 307°, dip 70°, rake -99°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Station coverage gap
- 12°
- Stations used
- 672
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000hj05 (also filed as us2010zwa5, choy20100812115415, gcmtc201008121154a, gcmt20100812115415, duputel201008121154a, atlas20100812115415, iscgem15082104). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:53 AM UTC.