A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Palora in Ecuador on Wednesday. Unique identifier: us1000cdk1. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000cdk1. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 01/02/18 / 2018-02-01 04:47:00 / February 1, 2018 @ 4:47 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -77.7592 West, latitude -1.6166 South, depth = 186.05 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 186.05 km (116 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:47:00 / 11:47 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquake epicenter was 31 km (19 miles) from Puyo (c. 24 900 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Macas (c. 23 700 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Tena (c. 17 200 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Pelileo (c. 16 600 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Baños (c. 9 500 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Archidona (c. 7 300 pop), 25 km (15 miles) from Palora (c. 6 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Pelileo, Macas, Archidona (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Ecuador (c. 14 791 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 21 km ENE of Palora, Ecuador.
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