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M4.3 Earthquake near PERU-ECUADOR BORDER REGION (Ecuador)

UTC time: 2025-09-11 09:19:39 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On September 11, 2025 at 09:19 UTC, a magnitude M4.3 earthquake occurred near PERU-ECUADOR BORDER REGION (Ecuador). With a focal depth of about 47 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
a998db679e896349347546d4abe9e8088bbc4b13
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
47.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-11 09:19:39 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Ecuador
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-3.10000, -80.24000
Temperature
13.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 47 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 47 km
Shallow
47 km
47 km — deeper than the regional average (38 km)
Regional average: 38 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

Felt reports

2felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Sep 12, 2025, 3:37 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International AirportEcuador · ETR · SERO
    46.6 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

Ecuador

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 148 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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