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M5.9 Earthquake near 39 km WNW of Archidona, Ecuador

UTC time: 2025-01-31 23:02:31 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.9
Depth
10.0 km
Source
NNSN

39 km WNW of Archidona, Ecuador

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M5.9 Earthquake near 39 km WNW of Archidona, Ecuador · 2025-01-31 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.9 Earthquake near 39 km WNW of Archidona, Ecuador · 2025-01-31 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.9 earthquake was recorded near 39 km WNW of Archidona, Ecuador on January 31, 2025 at 23:02 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

ID
33b99de577b11c772f38e778040dbd4827f7ea49
Magnitude
M5.9
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-31 23:02:31 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
nnsn
Coordinates
-0.82400, -78.14900

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

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Tena42.0 kmSE17'172
Latacunga53.3 kmW205'624
Quito78.2 kmNW2'781'641

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Cotopaxi
    Distance: 36 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'911 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Ecuador
  • Aliso
    Distance: 37 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'267 m ·Last eruption: -2450 ·Ecuador
  • Antisana
    Distance: 38 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'753 m ·Last eruption: 1802 ·Ecuador
  • Chacana
    Distance: 51 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 4'643 m ·Last eruption: 1773 ·Ecuador
  • Iliniza
    Distance: 66 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'162 m ·Ecuador
  • Sumaco
    Distance: 66 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'990 m ·Last eruption: 1895 ·Ecuador

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Cotopaxi International AirportEcuador · LTX · SELT
    52.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Mariscal Sucre International AirportEcuador · UIO · SEQM
    81.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours3
First 72 hours3
Strongest subsequent eventM5.1
M4.32025-02-01 01:50:50 UTC2.9 km37 km W of Archidona, Ecuador M4.72025-02-01 11:05:50 UTC1.4 km38 km WNW of Archidona, Ecuador M4.82025-02-01 11:05:52 UTC42.3 kmSan Pablo de Ushpayacu M4.72025-02-05 08:21:34 UTC114.5 kmPalora M4.82025-02-23 07:25:17 UTC76.9 km35 km SE of Tena, Ecuador M5.12025-02-23 07:25:19 UTC95.8 kmCuraray

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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥44
Earlier events M≥52
Compared since2025-01-09

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.52025-01-31 23:02:28 UTC7.2 km32 km W of Archidona, Ecuador M5.32025-01-31 23:02:30 UTC41.4 kmTena M4.22025-01-14 15:52:33 UTC107.5 km12 km SW of Palora, Ecuador M4.02025-01-09 23:09:44 UTC74.3 km11 km WSW of Pujilí, Ecuador

Stats (last 24h)

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