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M4.3 Earthquake near off the coast of Ecuador

UTC time: 2025-02-19 12:15:47 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

off the coast of Ecuador

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About this earthquake

On February 19, 2025 at 12:15 UTC, a magnitude M4.3 earthquake occurred near off the coast of Ecuador. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
0a969244efa71ff93843e1e601ad9abbe1304e0f
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-02-19 12:15:47 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
1.99350, -84.61610

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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