A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 82 kilometers (51 miles) from Macas in Ecuador on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -77.3723° West, latitude -2.3936° South, depth = 10.87 km. The temblor was picked up at 17:25:02 / 5:25 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000rd6t. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rd6t. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.87 km (7 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/09/25 / 2025-09-26 17:25:02 / September 26, 2025 @ 5:25 pm.
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 Sucúa, Macas. Event epicenter was 83 km (51 miles) from Macas (c. 23 700 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Sucúa (c. 7 400 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 82 km E of Macas, Ecuador. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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