A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Archidona in Ecuador. Event id: us6000qkrr. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qkrr. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -78.1261° West, -0.9027° South, depth 6.565 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:47:15 / 6:47 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/06/25 / 2025-06-17 06:47:15 / June 17, 2025 @ 6:47 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 6.565 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquake epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Quito (c. 1 399 800 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Ambato (c. 154 400 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Latacunga (c. 51 700 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Machachi (c. 25 700 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Puyo (c. 24 900 pop), 36 km (23 miles) from Tena (c. 17 200 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palora, Quito, Sangolquí. Nearby country/countries, Ecuador (c. 14 791 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 35 km W of Archidona, Ecuador.
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