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M7.2 earthquake, Ecuador, 1987-03-06

MagnitudeM7.2mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1987-03-06 04:10

Rank in 19877 / 166among M6+

Rank since 1900933 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×63approx.

29 km SSE of Pimampiro, Ecuador · 0.15, -77.82

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1906 M8.8M8.8

1942 M7.8M7.8

2016 M7.8M7.8

1979 M7.7M7.7

1958 M7.6M7.6

2019 M7.5M7.5

2012 M7.3M7.3

1998 M7.2M7.2

1987 M7.2M7.2

2010 M7.1M7.1

1956 M7.0M7.0

1958 M6.9M6.9

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1987-03-06	1987-03-06 01:54	14 km	49 km SE of Pimampiro, Ecuador
M6.6 1983-11-22	1983-11-22 14:21	55 km	21 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador
M6.6 1982-11-18	1982-11-18 14:57	195 km	122 km SSE of Boca Suno, Ecuador
M7.7 1979-12-12	1979-12-12 07:59	24 km	56 km NW of Valdez, Ecuador
M6.7 1976-04-09	1976-04-09 07:08	9 km	25 km SW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador
M6.7 1971-05-17	1971-05-17 11:04	171 km	37 km E of Palora, Ecuador
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 1964-05-19	1964-05-19 23:03	25 km	10 km SW of Tosagua, Ecuador
M6.6 1963-05-10	1963-05-10 22:22	20 km	55 km ENE of Macas, 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.