A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Palora in Ecuador on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 177.328 km (110 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -77.6695° West, -1.585° South, depth 177.328 km. Global time and date of event 10/05/25 / 2025-05-10 18:02:26 / May 10, 2025 @ 6:02 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000pyg8. Unique identifier: us7000pyg8. The temblor was picked up at 18:02:26 / 6:02 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, Ecuador (c. 14 791 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Baños, Archidona, Tena (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 39 km (24 miles) from Puyo (c. 24 900 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Tena (c. 17 200 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Baños (c. 9 500 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Archidona (c. 7 300 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Palora (c. 6 500 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 three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 35 km ENE of Palora, Ecuador.
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