A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Pedernales in Ecuador on Tuesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Unique identifier: us1000615s. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000615s. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 06/07/16 / 2016-07-06 03:14:56 / July 6, 2016 @ 3:14 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 22:14:56 / 10:14 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 35 km, -79.8907° West, 0.166° North.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Ecuador (c. 14 791 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 92 km (57 miles) from Santo Domingo de los Colorados (c. 200 400 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Esmeraldas (c. 165 200 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Rosa Zarate (c. 42 100 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Muisne (c. 13 400 pop), 21 km (13 miles) from Pedernales (c. 6 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Esmeraldas, Muisne.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seventy-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.
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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 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: 19 km ENE of Pedernales, Ecuador.
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