A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Palora in Ecuador on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 149.65 km (93 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 08:21:34 / 8:21 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 05/02/25 / 2025-02-05 08:21:34 / February 5, 2025 @ 8:21 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us7000pbgl. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pbgl. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -78.0667 West, latitude -1.8053 South, depth = 149.65 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close 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 San Miguel de Salcedo, Alausí, Tena. The epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Ambato (c. 154 400 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Riobamba (c. 124 500 pop), 36 km (23 miles) from Puyo (c. 24 900 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Macas (c. 23 700 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Tena (c. 17 200 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Pelileo (c. 16 600 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Alausí (c. 14 300 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 16 km SW of Palora, Ecuador. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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