A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Macas in Ecuador on Wednesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70003t9f. Id of event: us70003t9f. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/05/19 / 2019-05-22 20:49:45 / May 22, 2019 @ 8:49 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 106.52 km (66 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:49:45 / 3:49 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -77.494° West, -2.4283° South, depth 106.52 km.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sucúa, Macas (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 70 km (43 miles) from Macas (c. 23 700 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Sucúa (c. 7 400 pop). Close country/countries, Ecuador (c. 14 791 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 70 km E of Macas, Ecuador.
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