A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 149 km SE of Boca Suno, Ecuador (93 miles) on Monday. Unique identifier: us20003hb3. Ids that are associated to the event: us20003hb3. Exact location of earthquake, -76.1909° West, -1.6777° South, depth 56.79 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 24/08/15 / 2015-08-24 22:16:36 / August 24, 2015 @ 10:16 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 17:16:36 / 5:16 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 56.79 km (35 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 149 km SE of Boca Suno, Ecuador. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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