A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 57 kilometers (35 miles) from Jipijapa in Ecuador on Friday. The temblor was detected at 17:05:24 / 5:05 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/04/16 / 2016-04-22 22:05:24 / April 22, 2016 @ 10:05 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -81.0794 West, latitude -1.4657 South, depth = 32.75 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 32.75 km (20 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us10005ddl. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005ddl.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 69 km (43 miles) from Manta (c. 183 200 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Portoviejo (c. 170 300 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from La Libertad (c. 75 900 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Salinas (c. 43 900 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Santa Elena (c. 42 200 pop), 57 km (36 miles) from Jipijapa (c. 35 900 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Ecuador (c. 14 791 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Rocafuerte, Santa Elena, La Libertad (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. 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: 57 km WSW of Jipijapa, Ecuador.
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