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M6.6 earthquake, Ecuador, 1982-11-18

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth195 km

Time (UTC)1982-11-18 14:57

Rank in 198219 / 87among M6+

Rank since 19003480 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

122 km SSE of Boca Suno, Ecuador · -1.72, -76.70

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2019 M7.5M7.5

1971 M7.4M7.4

1997 M7.2M7.2

1987 M7.2M7.2

2010 M7.1M7.1

1995 M7.0M7.0

1986 M6.8M6.8

2007 M6.8M6.8

1995 M6.7M6.7

1971 M6.7M6.7

1963 M6.6M6.6

1982 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1975-03-18	1975-03-18 17:21	98 km	76 km NNW of Barranca, Peru
M7.4 1971-07-27	1971-07-27 02:02	113 km	98 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador
M6.7 1971-05-17	1971-05-17 11:04	171 km	37 km E of Palora, Ecuador
M6.1 1967-11-04	1967-11-04 16:26	94 km	Peru-Ecuador border region
M6.0 1967-03-02	1967-03-02 02:47	119 km	7 km WNW of Quito, Ecuador
M6.5 1965-09-17	1965-09-17 11:13	186 km	58 km E of Puyo, Ecuador
M6.2 1963-11-03	1963-11-03 03:10	25 km	98 km E of Gualaquiza, Ecuador
M6.6 1963-05-10	1963-05-10 22:22	20 km	55 km ENE of Macas, Ecuador
M6.6 1961-07-28	1961-07-28 01:05	142 km	119 km E of Macas, Ecuador
M6.2 1958-05-25	1958-05-25 21:11	46 km	80 km ENE of Gualaquiza, Ecuador

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.