Earthquake intensity map from USGS. August 12, 2010.
Another large earthquake has been measured in what appears to be a very active year. This latest jolt measured 7.1 on the Richter Scale at 7:54 am EDT or 6:54 local time. The US Geological Survey calculated that it was 131 miles (211 km) below the surface, and 110 miles southeast of Quito.
This is the largest quake to hit South America since the 8.8 magnitude quake hit of of the coast of Chile earlier this year on February 27th.
See a review of other major earthquakes below.
Magnitude 7.1 Date-Time - Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 11:54:16 UTC
- Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 06:54:16 AM at epicenter
- Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
155 km (95 miles) ENE of Riobamba, Ecuador
155 km (95 miles) SSW of Nueva Loja, Ecuador
175 km (110 miles) SE of QUITO, Ecuador Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 3.3 km (2.1 miles); depth fixed by location program Parameters NST=523, Nph=523, Dmin=752.8 km, Rmss=0.87 sec, Gp= 14°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
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