A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 15 kilometers (9 miles) from La Troncal in Ecuador on Monday. Event id: us7000nnjj. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nnjj. 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 83.947 km (52 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 01:22:44 / 1:22 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/10/24 / 2024-10-28 01:22:44 / October 28, 2024 @ 1:22 am. Exact location of event, depth 83.947 km, -79.4658° West, -2.3616° South.
Nearby country/countries, Ecuador (c. 14 791 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 52 km (32 miles) from Guayaquil (c. 1 952 000 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Cuenca (c. 277 000 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Eloy Alfaro (c. 167 800 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Babahoyo (c. 76 300 pop), 16 km (10 miles) from La Troncal (c. 36 400 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Azogues (c. 34 900 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Catarama, Lomas de Sargentillo, San Miguel (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 15 km WNW of La Troncal, Ecuador. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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