A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Palora in Ecuador on Tuesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 150.779 km (94 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -78.0652° West, -1.7711° South, depth 150.779 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:52:34 / 3:52 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/01/25 / 2025-01-14 15:52:34 / January 14, 2025 @ 3:52 pm. Id of earthquake: us6000pjxc. Event ids that are associated: us6000pjxc.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tena, Píllaro, Ambato (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Ambato (c. 154 400 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Riobamba (c. 124 500 pop), 33 km (20 miles) from Puyo (c. 24 900 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Macas (c. 23 700 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Tena (c. 17 200 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Pelileo (c. 16 600 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Ecuador (c. 14 791 000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 13 km SW of Palora, Ecuador. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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