A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was reported Off the coast of Ecuador (0 miles) on Friday. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000303s. Unique identifier: us1000303s. Exact time and date of earthquake 07/08/15 / 2015-08-07 12:18:49 / August 7, 2015 @ 12:18 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 5.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:18:49 / 6:18 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -85.196 West, latitude 1.0785 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. 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: Off the coast of Ecuador.
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