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M4.7 Earthquake near 85 km ESE of Palora, Ecuador

UTC time: 2025-01-07 03:37:29 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
161.5 km
Source
USGS

85 km ESE of Palora, Ecuador

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About this earthquake

On January 7, 2025 at 03:37 UTC, a magnitude M4.7 earthquake occurred near 85 km ESE of Palora, Ecuador. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 161 km. 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
6f8d3114c33c3cda6bbda608b6b6e0cb2f50f1bf
Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
161.5 km
UTC time
2025-01-07 03:37:29 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
-1.92160, -77.22820

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 161.5 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 161.5 km
Intermediate
161.5 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Sangay Activity reported
    Distance: 124 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'286 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Ecuador
  • Tungurahua
    Distance: 144 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'023 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Ecuador
  • Licto
    Distance: 155 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 3'322 m ·Ecuador
  • Sumaco
    Distance: 160 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'990 m ·Last eruption: 1895 ·Ecuador
  • Aliso
    Distance: 177 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'267 m ·Last eruption: -2450 ·Ecuador
  • Chimborazo
    Distance: 184 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'261 m ·Last eruption: 550 ·Ecuador

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.

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