Ecuador earthquakes in 1985
19 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Ecuador in 1985. The largest: M5.2 26 km SW of Palora, Ecuador, Jun 24, 1985.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1985 was located in Ecuador. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1985
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.717 km ESE of Palora, Ecuador · 162 km deep
- 5.024 km N of Santa Elena, Ecuador · 45 km deep
- 5.029 km E of Puyo, Ecuador · 194 km deep
- 4.730 km ESE of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 96 km deep
- 4.638 km ENE of Palora, Ecuador · 192 km deep
- 4.770 km N of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 10 km deep
- 4.87 km WNW of La Maná, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.891 km ESE of Palora, Ecuador · 159 km deep
- 4.513 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.54 km ENE of Píllaro, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 5.226 km SW of Palora, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.733 km E of Cañar, Ecuador · 104 km deep
- 4.9Galapagos Islands, Ecuador region · 10 km deep
- 4.7Galapagos Islands, Ecuador region · 10 km deep
- 4.6232 km NNW of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador · 10 km deep
- 4.614 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.636 km ENE of Palora, Ecuador · 194 km deep
- 5.069 km ESE of Gualaquiza, Ecuador · 124 km deep
- 4.534 km E of Puyo, Ecuador · 196 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1985 | 1 | 4.5 | 34 km E of Puyo, Ecuador |
| February 1985 | 2 | 5.0 | 69 km ESE of Gualaquiza, Ecuador |
| March 1985 | 0 | ||
| April 1985 | 1 | 4.6 | 14 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador |
| May 1985 | 3 | 4.9 | Galapagos Islands, Ecuador region |
| June 1985 | 4 | 5.2 | 26 km SW of Palora, Ecuador |
| July 1985 | 0 | ||
| August 1985 | 2 | 4.8 | 7 km WNW of La Maná, Ecuador |
| September 1985 | 0 | ||
| October 1985 | 3 | 4.7 | 30 km ESE of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador |
| November 1985 | 1 | 5.0 | 29 km E of Puyo, Ecuador |
| December 1985 | 2 | 5.0 | 24 km N of Santa Elena, 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.