A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Palora in Ecuador on Tuesday. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000pibx. Unique identifier: us6000pibx. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 03:37:29 / 3:37 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 07/01/25 / 2025-01-07 03:37:29 / January 7, 2025 @ 3:37 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -77.3527° West, -2.02° South, depth 162.652 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 162.652 km (101 miles).
The epicenter was 94 km (58 miles) from Puyo (c. 24 900 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Macas (c. 23 700 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Palora (c. 6 500 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Ecuador (c. 14 791 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Puyo, Macas, Palora (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 76 km ESE of Palora, Ecuador.
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