A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Yantzaza in Ecuador on Sunday. Unique identifier: us6000ni0m. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000ni0m. Exact location of earthquake, -78.5936° West, -3.7935° South, depth 101.663 km. The temblor was picked up at 06:57:04 / 6:57 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 101.663 km (63 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/08/24 / 2024-08-04 06:57:04 / August 4, 2024 @ 6:57 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 71 km (44 miles) from Loja (c. 117 800 pop), 88 km (54 miles) from Catamayo (c. 18 600 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Zamora (c. 15 300 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Yantzaza (c. 10 000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Ecuador (c. 14 791 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Catamayo, Loja, Zamora (min 5000 pop).
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. 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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. 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 Yantzaza, Ecuador.
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