A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Archidona in Ecuador on Saturday. Unique identifier: us7000pajt. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pajt. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was detected at 01:50:50 / 1:50 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 01/02/25 / 2025-02-01 01:50:50 / February 1, 2025 @ 1:50 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -78.1599° West, latitude -0.865° South, depth = 10 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 81 km (51 miles) from Quito (c. 1 399 800 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Ambato (c. 154 400 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Latacunga (c. 51 700 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Machachi (c. 25 700 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Puyo (c. 24 900 pop), 41 km (26 miles) from Tena (c. 17 200 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Ecuador (c. 14 791 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Quito, Puyo, Sangolquí.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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