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M5.5 Earthquake near 32 km W of Archidona, Ecuador

UTC time: 2025-01-31 23:02:28 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
8.0 km
Source
USGS

32 km W of Archidona, Ecuador

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M5.5 Earthquake near 32 km W of Archidona, Ecuador · 2025-01-31 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.5 Earthquake near 32 km W of Archidona, Ecuador · 2025-01-31 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.5 earthquake was recorded near 32 km W of Archidona, Ecuador on January 31, 2025 at 23:02 UTC. With a focal depth of about 8 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 USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
f1aa00d99a14c2eb6e6eae9ae4c90661c719555f
Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
8.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-31 23:02:28 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-0.86090, -78.09560

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 8 km
Shallow
8 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
Tena34.8 kmSE17'172
Latacunga58.3 kmW205'624
Quito84.9 kmNW2'781'641

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Aliso
    Distance: 38 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'267 m ·Last eruption: -2450 ·Ecuador
  • Antisana
    Distance: 43 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'753 m ·Last eruption: 1802 ·Ecuador
  • Cotopaxi
    Distance: 43 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'911 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Ecuador
  • Chacana
    Distance: 57 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 4'643 m ·Last eruption: 1773 ·Ecuador
  • Sumaco
    Distance: 63 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'990 m ·Last eruption: 1895 ·Ecuador
  • Iliniza
    Distance: 72 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'162 m ·Ecuador

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Cotopaxi International AirportEcuador · LTX · SELT
    58.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • Mariscal Sucre International AirportEcuador · UIO · SEQM
    86.7 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 hours3
First 24 hours5
First 72 hours5
Strongest subsequent eventM5.9
M5.32025-01-31 23:02:30 UTC34.5 kmTena M5.92025-01-31 23:02:31 UTC7.2 km39 km WNW of Archidona, Ecuador M4.32025-02-01 01:50:50 UTC4.7 km37 km W of Archidona, Ecuador M4.72025-02-01 11:05:50 UTC6.8 km38 km WNW of Archidona, Ecuador M4.82025-02-01 11:05:52 UTC35.4 kmSan Pablo de Ushpayacu M4.72025-02-05 08:21:34 UTC109.5 kmPalora M4.82025-02-23 07:25:17 UTC69.7 km35 km SE of Tena, Ecuador M5.12025-02-23 07:25:19 UTC88.8 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

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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