M6.0 earthquake near Tena, Napo

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Tena, Ecuador on 22 Sept 1987, 16:21 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Tena, about 36 km away in Napo, Ecuador.