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M6.8 earthquake near Macas, Morona-Santiago Province

6909 d ago · 16 Nov 2007, 03:13 UTC 30 km E of Macas, Ecuador

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 30 km E of Macas, Ecuador on 16 Nov 2007, 03:13 UTC at a depth of 123 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 31 km away in Morona-Santiago Province, Ecuador.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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