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M4.0 Earthquake near PERU-ECUADOR BORDER REGION (Ecuador)

UTC time: 2025-10-23 04:18:56 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.0 earthquake was recorded near PERU-ECUADOR BORDER REGION (Ecuador) on October 23, 2025 at 04:18 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 79 km. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Ecuador: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 2 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.1.

Details

ID
d2a86b85b500a1ca4929e84ceeb7472133b739f8
Magnitude
M4.0
Depth
79.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-23 04:18:56 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Ecuador
City
El Oro
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-3.65000, -80.02000
Temperature
22.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 79 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 79 km
Intermediate
79 km
79 km — deeper than the regional average (38.1 km)
Regional average: 38.1 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Felt reports

1felt 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: Oct 23, 2025, 4:45 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Volcanoes nearby

  • Licto
    Distance: 260 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 3'322 m ·Ecuador
  • Sangay Activity reported
    Distance: 261 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'286 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Ecuador
  • Chimborazo
    Distance: 277 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'261 m ·Last eruption: 550 ·Ecuador
  • Tungurahua
    Distance: 299 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'023 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Ecuador
  • Quilotoa
    Distance: 334 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 3'914 m ·Last eruption: 1280 ·Ecuador
  • Iliniza
    Distance: 362 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'162 m ·Ecuador

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International AirportEcuador · ETR · SERO
    23.3 kmStraight-line distance
  • Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International AirportPeru · TBP · SPME
    41.5 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

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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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