A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Puyo in Ecuador. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -77.8368° West, latitude -1.4527° South, depth = 160.463 km. Global time and date of event 13/04/25 / 2025-04-13 22:11:22 / April 13, 2025 @ 10:11 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 22:11:22 / 10:11 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 160.463 km (100 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000q5um. Event ids that are associated: us6000q5um.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was San Miguel de Salcedo, Riobamba, Guano. The epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Ambato (c. 154 400 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Riobamba (c. 124 500 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Puyo (c. 24 900 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Tena (c. 17 200 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Pelileo (c. 16 600 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Guano (c. 12 700 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from San Miguel de Salcedo (c. 10 800 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Ecuador (c. 14 791 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 18 km E of Puyo, Ecuador. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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