Ecuador earthquakes in 1986
16 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Ecuador in 1986. The largest: M5.4 58 km ESE of Palora, Ecuador, Jan 28, 1986.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1986 was located in Ecuador. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1986
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.35 km ESE of Quito, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.924 km ESE of Pedernales, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.762 km ENE of Palora, Ecuador · 202 km deep
- 4.610 km E of Píllaro, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.817 km NW of Naranjal, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.696 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 118 km deep
- 4.937 km NNW of Archidona, Ecuador · 5 km deep
- 4.614 km S of Guayaquil, Ecuador · 88 km deep
- 4.524 km ENE of Puyo, Ecuador · 179 km deep
- 4.99 km SW of Puyo, Ecuador · 164 km deep
- 4.836 km SW of Palora, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.831 km NW of Macas, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.7off the coast of Ecuador · 10 km deep
- 5.458 km ESE of Palora, Ecuador · 164 km deep
- 5.06 km SSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 5.35 km W of Catamayo, Ecuador · 96 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1986 | 3 | 5.4 | 58 km ESE of Palora, Ecuador |
| February 1986 | 2 | 4.8 | 31 km NW of Macas, Ecuador |
| March 1986 | 2 | 4.9 | 9 km SW of Puyo, Ecuador |
| April 1986 | 0 | ||
| May 1986 | 1 | 4.5 | 24 km ENE of Puyo, Ecuador |
| June 1986 | 1 | 4.6 | 14 km S of Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| July 1986 | 2 | 4.9 | 37 km NNW of Archidona, Ecuador |
| August 1986 | 0 | ||
| September 1986 | 0 | ||
| October 1986 | 1 | 4.8 | 17 km NW of Naranjal, Ecuador |
| November 1986 | 4 | 5.3 | 5 km ESE of Quito, Ecuador |
| December 1986 | 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.