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M4.6 Earthquake near 21 km S of Santa Rosa, Ecuador

UTC time: 2025-02-04 07:45:13 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
70.9 km
Source
USGS

21 km S of Santa Rosa, Ecuador

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.6 earthquake was recorded near 21 km S of Santa Rosa, Ecuador on February 4, 2025 at 07:45 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 71 km. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

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

Details

ID
f61af6536798de6533a740356241d33fb4dab28a
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
70.9 km
UTC time
2025-02-04 07:45:13 UTC
Local time
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Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-3.64400, -79.98180

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 70.9 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 70.9 km
Intermediate
70.9 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

  • Licto
    Distance: 256 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 3'322 m ·Ecuador
  • Sangay Activity reported
    Distance: 258 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'286 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Ecuador
  • Chimborazo
    Distance: 274 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'261 m ·Last eruption: 550 ·Ecuador
  • Tungurahua
    Distance: 296 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'023 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Ecuador
  • Quilotoa
    Distance: 332 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 3'914 m ·Last eruption: 1280 ·Ecuador
  • Iliniza
    Distance: 360 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
    22.5 kmStraight-line distance
  • Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International AirportPeru · TBP · SPME
    45.5 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

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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