A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Bahia de Caraquez in Ecuador on Wednesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/04/16 / 2016-04-20 11:23:22 / April 20, 2016 @ 11:23 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us20005k5q. Ids that are associated to the event: us20005k5q. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -80.3751° West, -0.2189° South, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:23:22 / 6:23 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Ecuador (c. 14 791 000 pop). The epicenter was 91 km (56 miles) from Manta (c. 183 200 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Chone (c. 44 800 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Bahía de Caráquez (c. 37 100 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Calceta (c. 17 300 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Tosagua (c. 14 700 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Rocafuerte (c. 10 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Manta, Junín, Rocafuerte.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-nine, in the last 10 days sixty-five, in the past 30 days sixty-five and in the last 365 days sixty-eight 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 42 km N of Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador.
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