Ecuador earthquakes in 1980
19 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Ecuador in 1980. The largest: M5.6 5 km WSW of El Triunfo, Ecuador, Aug 18, 1980.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1980 was located in Ecuador. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1980
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.7185 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · 10 km deep
- 5.0off the coast of Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.829 km E of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 5.025 km SSE of Cariamanga, Ecuador · 95 km deep
- 4.811 km NNE of Milagro, Ecuador · 112 km deep
- 5.537 km ENE of Puyo, Ecuador · 190 km deep
- 4.824 km SSW of Palora, Ecuador · 154 km deep
- 4.622 km WNW of Santa Lucía, Ecuador · 44 km deep
- 5.65 km WSW of El Triunfo, Ecuador · 55 km deep
- 4.526 km E of Puyo, Ecuador · 192 km deep
- 4.539 km S of Valdez, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.6Galapagos Islands, Ecuador region · 10 km deep
- 4.743 km SSE of Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador · 11 km deep
- 5.1122 km NW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 30 km deep
- 5.137 km W of Sucúa, Ecuador · 107 km deep
- 4.78 km SSE of Palora, Ecuador · 159 km deep
- 5.316 km ESE of Eloy Alfaro, Ecuador · 90 km deep
- 4.734 km NW of Saquisilí, Ecuador · 131 km deep
- 5.2Galapagos Islands, Ecuador region · 10 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1980 | 2 | 5.2 | Galapagos Islands, Ecuador region |
| February 1980 | 1 | 5.3 | 16 km ESE of Eloy Alfaro, Ecuador |
| March 1980 | 1 | 4.7 | 8 km SSE of Palora, Ecuador |
| April 1980 | 1 | 5.1 | 37 km W of Sucúa, Ecuador |
| May 1980 | 2 | 5.1 | 122 km NW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador |
| June 1980 | 1 | 4.6 | Galapagos Islands, Ecuador region |
| July 1980 | 2 | 4.5 | 26 km E of Puyo, Ecuador |
| August 1980 | 2 | 5.6 | 5 km WSW of El Triunfo, Ecuador |
| September 1980 | 1 | 4.8 | 24 km SSW of Palora, Ecuador |
| October 1980 | 2 | 5.5 | 37 km ENE of Puyo, Ecuador |
| November 1980 | 3 | 5.0 | off the coast of Ecuador |
| December 1980 | 1 | 4.7 | 185 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador |
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.