A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 67 kilometers (42 miles) from Manta in Ecuador on Monday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 31.727 km (20 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us7000pecc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pecc. Exact location of earthquake, -81.1411° West, -0.5363° South, depth 31.727 km. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:30:31 / 9:30 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/02/25 / 2025-02-17 21:30:31 / February 17, 2025 @ 9:30 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Ecuador (c. 14 791 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 67 km (42 miles) from Manta (c. 183 200 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Bahía de Caráquez (c. 37 100 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Montecristi (c. 18 400 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Rocafuerte (c. 10 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Rocafuerte, Bahía de Caráquez, Montecristi (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 67 km NW of Manta, Ecuador. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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