Ecuador earthquakes in 1977
27 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Ecuador in 1977. The largest: M5.7 off the coast of Ecuador, May 14, 1977.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1977 was located in Ecuador. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1977
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.521 km ESE of Palora, Ecuador · 170 km deep
- 4.726 km ESE of Palora, Ecuador · 166 km deep
- 4.9124 km NW of Puerto Villamil, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.5Galapagos Islands, Ecuador region · 54 km deep
- 4.834 km WNW of Alausí, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 5.093 km E of Palora, Ecuador · 27 km deep
- 4.526 km SSW of Santa Lucía, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 5.148 km NW of Salinas, Ecuador · 10 km deep
- 5.045 km SW of Jipijapa, Ecuador · 48 km deep
- 4.739 km WSW of Jipijapa, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.729 km WSW of Montecristi, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.6off the coast of Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.8off the coast of Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 5.5off the coast of Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 5.7off the coast of Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.937 km WSW of Manta, Ecuador · 52 km deep
- 4.837 km SW of Montecristi, Ecuador · 41 km deep
- 5.152 km SW of Manta, Ecuador · 42 km deep
- 5.150 km WSW of Montecristi, Ecuador · 27 km deep
- 4.523 km NNW of Saquisilí, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.8290 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.8264 km NNW of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.8259 km NNW of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 5.1206 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.9219 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.737 km ENE of Palora, Ecuador · 181 km deep
- 5.0off the coast of Ecuador · 33 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1977 in Ecuador.
- 5.7off the coast of Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 5.5off the coast of Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 5.148 km NW of Salinas, Ecuador · 10 km deep
- 5.152 km SW of Manta, Ecuador · 42 km deep
- 5.150 km WSW of Montecristi, Ecuador · 27 km deep
- 5.1206 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 5.093 km E of Palora, Ecuador · 27 km deep
- 5.045 km SW of Jipijapa, Ecuador · 48 km deep
- 5.0off the coast of Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.9124 km NW of Puerto Villamil, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.937 km WSW of Manta, Ecuador · 52 km deep
- 4.9219 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.834 km WNW of Alausí, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.8off the coast of Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.837 km SW of Montecristi, Ecuador · 41 km deep
- 4.8290 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.8264 km NNW of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.8259 km NNW of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.726 km ESE of Palora, Ecuador · 166 km deep
- 4.739 km WSW of Jipijapa, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.729 km WSW of Montecristi, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.737 km ENE of Palora, Ecuador · 181 km deep
- 4.6off the coast of Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.521 km ESE of Palora, Ecuador · 170 km deep
- 4.5Galapagos Islands, Ecuador region · 54 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1977 | 2 | 5.0 | off the coast of Ecuador |
| February 1977 | 2 | 5.1 | 206 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador |
| March 1977 | 4 | 4.8 | 290 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador |
| April 1977 | 0 | ||
| May 1977 | 13 | 5.7 | off the coast of Ecuador |
| June 1977 | 1 | 5.0 | 93 km E of Palora, Ecuador |
| July 1977 | 2 | 4.8 | 34 km WNW of Alausí, Ecuador |
| August 1977 | 0 | ||
| September 1977 | 1 | 4.9 | 124 km NW of Puerto Villamil, Ecuador |
| October 1977 | 0 | ||
| November 1977 | 2 | 4.7 | 26 km ESE of Palora, Ecuador |
| December 1977 | 0 |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.