A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Sucua in Ecuador. Unique identifier: us60004ykh. Ids that are associated to the event: us60004ykh. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:41:29 / 9:41 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/07/19 / 2019-07-24 02:41:29 / July 24, 2019 @ 2:41 am. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -78.1428° West, -2.8066° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Ecuador (c. 14 791 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Azogues (c. 34 900 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Macas (c. 23 700 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Gualaceo (c. 17 100 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Cañar (c. 9 900 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Sucúa (c. 7 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Cañar, Azogues, Gualaceo (min 5000 pop).
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 eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 37 km S of Sucua, Ecuador. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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