M6.6 earthquake near Macas, Morona-Santiago Province
23821 d ago · 28 Jul 1961, 01:05 UTC 119 km E of Macas, Ecuador
What happened
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 119 km E of Macas, Ecuador on 28 Jul 1961, 01:05 UTC at a depth of 142 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Macas, about 121 km away in Morona-Santiago Province, Ecuador.
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