Light magnitude 4.3 quake hits 23 km northwest of Volcan Chimborazo, Ecuador early evening
Fri, 15 Jan 2021, 23:55
23:55 PM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
4.3 quake 15 Jan 6:35 pm (GMT -5)
According to the Institute of Geophysics of the National Polytechnic School in Quito (IGEPN), the quake hit on Friday 15 January 2021 at 6:35 pm local time at a shallow depth of 12 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.3 earthquake as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Volcan Chimborazo (pop. 165,200) located 23 km from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Muisne (pop. 13,400) located 66 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
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Date & time: 15 Jan 2021 6:35 pm (GMT -5) local time (15 Jan 2021 23:35 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 12.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.14°N / 79.75°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Ecuador)Primary data source: IGEPN
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