A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Macas in Ecuador on Monday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:40:34 / 2:40 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 120.537 km, -77.7983° West, -2.4687° South. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000ntv6. Id of event: us6000ntv6. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 120.537 km (75 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 23/09/24 / 2024-09-23 14:40:34 / September 23, 2024 @ 2:40 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palora, Sucúa, Macas (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 39 km (24 miles) from Macas (c. 23 700 pop), 41 km (26 miles) from Sucúa (c. 7 400 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Palora (c. 6 500 pop). Nearby country/countries, Ecuador (c. 14 791 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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