M4.5 earthquake 121 km E of Macas, Ecuador
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 121 km E of Macas, Ecuador on Thu, Mar 14, 2019, 4:02 AM GMT-5 (09:02 UTC), 114 km (71 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 99 km ESE 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-03-14 09:02:07 UTC
- Depth
- 113.8 km (70.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.355° S, 77.022° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.2 km horizontally, 8.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 71°
- Stations used
- 55
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
- 5.199 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 2744 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 6
- 4.4129 km N of Alianza Cristiana, Peru · 2739 days ago · 142 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.674 km NNW of Alianza Cristiana, Peru · 2736 days ago · 107 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.3103 km ESE of Palora, Ecuador · 2730 days ago · 140 km deep · 25 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000jfe1. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:57 PM UTC.