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M6.5 earthquake, Ecuador, 1995-10-03

MagnitudeM6.5mw

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Depth17 km

Time (UTC)1995-10-03 12:44

Rank in 199564 / 200among M6+

Rank since 19004464 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

50 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador · -2.78, -77.85

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1906 M7.5M7.5

2019 M7.5M7.5

2021 M7.5M7.5

1971 M7.4M7.4

1997 M7.2M7.2

2010 M7.1M7.1

1983 M7.0M7.0

1995 M7.0M7.0

1986 M6.8M6.8

2007 M6.8M6.8

2023 M6.8M6.8

1995 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.0 1995-10-03	1995-10-03 01:51	24 km	45 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador
M6.7 1995-05-02	1995-05-02 06:06	97 km	64 km WSW of Alianza Cristiana, Peru
M6.3 1992-07-13	1992-07-13 18:11	96 km	52 km SSW of Alianza Cristiana, Peru
M6.2 1988-09-15	1988-09-15 18:48	170 km	15 km ENE of Puyo, Ecuador
M6.0 1987-09-22	1987-09-22 16:21	10 km	36 km WSW of Tena, Ecuador
M6.4 1987-09-22	1987-09-22 13:43	10 km	26 km W of Tena, Ecuador
M6.8 1986-11-23	1986-11-23 01:39	106 km	109 km W of Alianza Cristiana, Peru
M7.0 1983-04-12	1983-04-12 12:07	104 km	92 km NNE of La Peca, Peru
M6.6 1982-11-18	1982-11-18 14:57	195 km	122 km SSE of Boca Suno, Ecuador
M6.1 1982-08-26	1982-08-26 05:22	70 km	25 km NNW of Baláo, 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.