M6.8 earthquake near Macas, Morona-Santiago Province

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 109 km W of Alianza Cristiana, Peru on 23 Nov 1986, 01:39 UTC at a depth of 106 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 139 km away in Morona-Santiago Province, Ecuador.