Ecuador earthquakes in 1982
25 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Ecuador in 1982. The largest: M6.6 122 km SSE of Boca Suno, Ecuador, Nov 18, 1982.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1982 was located in Ecuador. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1982
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.68 km SSW of Puyo, Ecuador · 171 km deep
- 4.8Galapagos Islands, Ecuador region · 10 km deep
- 6.6122 km SSE of Boca Suno, Ecuador · 195 km deep
- 4.839 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.568 km E of Palora, Ecuador · 186 km deep
- 5.0256 km NNW of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · 10 km deep
- 4.8264 km NNW of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · 10 km deep
- 5.1273 km NNW of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · 10 km deep
- 5.3279 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · 10 km deep
- 4.727 km SW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 6.125 km NNW of Baláo, Ecuador · 70 km deep
- 5.2224 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · 10 km deep
- 5.19 km S of Puyo, Ecuador · 169 km deep
- 4.96 km NNW of Yaguachi Nuevo, Ecuador · 97 km deep
- 4.94 km WNW of Palora, Ecuador · 171 km deep
- 5.416 km ESE of Gualaceo, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 5.241 km NE of Azogues, Ecuador · 88 km deep
- 5.2263 km NNW of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · 10 km deep
- 4.7258 km NNW of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · 10 km deep
- 4.736 km ENE of Puyo, Ecuador · 194 km deep
- 4.724 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 5.025 km NE of La Troncal, Ecuador · 93 km deep
- 5.1off the coast of Ecuador · 10 km deep
- 4.955 km S of Boca Suno, Ecuador · 254 km deep
- 5.276 km WNW of Puerto Villamil, Ecuador · 10 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1982 | 2 | 5.2 | 76 km WNW of Puerto Villamil, Ecuador |
| February 1982 | 3 | 5.1 | off the coast of Ecuador |
| March 1982 | 3 | 5.2 | 263 km NNW of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador |
| April 1982 | 2 | 5.4 | 16 km ESE of Gualaceo, Ecuador |
| May 1982 | 3 | 5.1 | 9 km S of Puyo, Ecuador |
| June 1982 | 0 | ||
| July 1982 | 1 | 5.2 | 224 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador |
| August 1982 | 1 | 6.1 | 25 km NNW of Baláo, Ecuador |
| September 1982 | 6 | 5.3 | 279 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador |
| October 1982 | 0 | ||
| November 1982 | 2 | 6.6 | 122 km SSE of Boca Suno, Ecuador |
| December 1982 | 2 | 4.8 | Galapagos Islands, Ecuador region |
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.