A minor earthquake magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) strikes 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Palora in Ecuador on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 184.136 km (114 miles). Exact location of event, depth 184.136 km, -77.9327° West, -1.6531° South. Unique identifier: us6000p6my. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000p6my. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/11/24 / 2024-11-20 21:51:37 / November 20, 2024 @ 9:51 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 21:51:37 / 9:51 pm (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Ecuador (c. 14 791 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Píllaro, Archidona, Riobamba (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 79 km (49 miles) from Riobamba (c. 124 500 pop), 20 km (13 miles) from Puyo (c. 24 900 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Macas (c. 23 700 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Tena (c. 17 200 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Pelileo (c. 16 600 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Guano (c. 12 700 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 6 km NE of Palora, Ecuador.
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