A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Muisne in Ecuador on Sunday. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:51:40 / 4:51 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us10005hja. Unique identifier: us10005hja. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/05/16 / 2016-05-15 09:51:40 / May 15, 2016 @ 9:51 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 35 km, -80.2902° West, 0.5604° North.
Epicenter of the event was 83 km (52 miles) from Esmeraldas (c. 165 200 pop), 94 km (59 miles) from Rosa Zarate (c. 42 100 pop), 31 km (19 miles) from Muisne (c. 13 400 pop), 60 km (38 miles) from Pedernales (c. 6 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Rosa Zarate, Esmeraldas, Pedernales (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Ecuador (c. 14 791 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days fifty and in the last 365 days fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 28 km W of Muisne, Ecuador.
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