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M7.1 earthquake, Ecuador, 2010-08-12

MagnitudeM7.1mwc

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Depth207 km

Time (UTC)2010-08-12 11:54

Rank in 201017 / 174among M6+

Rank since 19001224 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×45approx.

Ecuador · -1.27, -77.31

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2019 M7.5M7.5

1971 M7.4M7.4

1987 M7.2M7.2

2010 M7.1M7.1

1995 M7.0M7.0

2013 M6.9M6.9

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
M6.8 2007-11-16	2007-11-16 03:13	123 km	30 km E of Macas, Ecuador
M6.1 2005-12-23	2005-12-23 21:47	193 km	54 km SE of Tena, Ecuador
M6.3 1999-08-28	1999-08-28 12:40	196 km	43 km SE of Tena, Ecuador
M6.0 1999-04-26	1999-04-26 18:17	173 km	21 km ENE of Palora, Ecuador
M6.0 1996-03-28	1996-03-28 23:03	33 km	9 km SSW of Pujilí, Ecuador
M6.5 1995-10-03	1995-10-03 12:44	17 km	50 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador
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
M6.2 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

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.