A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 186 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador (116 miles) on Sunday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:45:53 / 8:45 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/11/16 / 2016-11-13 14:45:53 / November 13, 2016 @ 2:45 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude -90.5343° West, latitude 0.9399° North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us10007dc1. Ids that are associated to the event: us10007dc1.
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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 186 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador.
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