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Strong mag. 5.8 earthquake - 9.1 km southeast of Esmeraldas, Ecuador, on Saturday, Mar 26, 2022 at 11:28 pm (GMT -5) -

Strong mag. 5.8 earthquake - 9.1 km southeast of Esmeraldas, Ecuador, on Saturday, Mar 26, 2022 at 11:28 pm (GMT -5) Strong mag. 5.8 earthquake - 9.1 km southeast of Esmeraldas, Ecuador, on Saturday, Mar 26, 2022 at 11:28 pm (GMT -5)

Strong magnitude 5.8 earthquake at 27 km depth

27 Mar 04:31 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 4 minutes.
27 Mar 04:32: Now using data updates from RaspberryShake
27 Mar 04:36: Magnitude recalculated from 6.0 to 5.7. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 39.0 km (from 6.2 to 24 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 27 km (17 mi) towards ENE.
27 Mar 04:47: Now using data updates from USGS

Earthquake details

Date & timeMar 27, 2022 04:28:13 UTC -
Local time at epicenterSaturday, Mar 26, 2022 at 11:28 pm (GMT -5)
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude5.8
Depth26.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude0.9088°N / 79.5894°W (Canton Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas, Ecuador)
Antipode0.909°S / 100.411°E
Shaking intensityLight shaking
Felt132 reports
Primary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcanoCuicocha (152 km / 94 mi)
Nearby towns and cities9 km (6 mi) SE of Esmeraldas (pop: 165,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
58 km (36 mi) NE of Muisne (pop: 13,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
66 km (41 mi) NNW of Rosa Zarate (pop: 42,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
77 km (48 mi) WSW of Valdez (Eloy Alfaro) (pop: 11,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
94 km (58 mi) WSW of San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas (San Lorenzo) (pop: 20,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
137 km (85 mi) NNW of Santo Domingo de los Colorados (Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas) (pop: 200,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
173 km (108 mi) NW of Quito (Pichincha) (pop: 1,399,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
175 km (108 mi) WNW of Ibarra (Imbabura) (pop: 133,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
187 km (116 mi) NNE of Chone (Manabí) (pop: 44,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
347 km (216 mi) N of Guayaquil (Guayas) (pop: 1,952,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 23.7°C (75 F), humidity: 88%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from SSW
Estimated seismic energy released3.2 x 1013 joules (8.78 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 7558 tons of TNT or 0.5 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
Mag.DepthLocationSource
5.827 km9 Km SE of Esmeraldas, EcuadorUSGS
6.012 kmNear Coast of Ecuador, A 18.03 Km De AtacamesIGEPN
5.820 kmNear Coast of EcuadorGFZ
5.840 kmNEAR COAST OF ECUADOREMSC
5.810 km29 Km Al Norte De Esmeraldas, EcuadorINETER
5.827 kmNear Coast of EcuadorRaspberryShake
5.610 kmEcuador: Near QuitoRENASS
5.938 kmNear Coast of EcuadorGeoAu

User reports for this quake (132)

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Quito, Pichincha (174.1 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / complex rolling (tilting in multiple directions) : We woke up by severe shaking. Chandeliers was moving back and forth. We though it was an earthquake.! | 6 users found this interesting.  
Guayaquil (345 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Estaba en mi camita | 6 users found this interesting.  
Quito (172.1 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single lateral shake / 15-20 s : Was standing at my bedroom and felt the floor shake I also noticed my house plants shaking. I estimate the shake to be a 3.5 | 3 users found this interesting.  
Salitre cantón (306.3 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / very short : El temblor lo. Sentí en mi cama pense que era mi mascota ahora que me conecto a las redes sociales ha sido temblor | One user found this interesting.  
Santo domingo Ecuador (138.2 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Estaba sentado en el sofá con mi celular cuando siento un movimiento extraño y fue por odiar de 5 segundos que lo sentí y se movía el piso | One user found this interesting.  
38 km of Chone, Manabí (150.9 km SSW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 2-5 s : Me encontré durmiendo cuando sentí que se mecía todo , al parecer fue en esmeraldas, yo me encuentro en manabi | One user found this interesting.  
Centro Commercial Plaza del rancho (175.8 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : "felt" smaller than the one couple day ago. 8-10 vibration not more. was subtle, I felt it while on my Desk Chari (with wheel), similar to a passing light truck in the street. | One user found this interesting.  
Zapotal (253.8 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 20-30 s : Temblor medio fuerte estaba sentado en la silla haciendo tarea y sucedió el temblor se movió la mesa mi silla en la que estoy sentado y las perchas de la tienda | One user found this interesting.  
Tumaco-nariño (138.7 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / vertical swinging (up and down) / 5-10 s : Its was horrible | 2 users found this interesting.  
Guayaquil (351.1 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : not notorius | 2 users found this interesting.  
Tanda / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / very short : The lamps were moving, the wine glases were shaking and making noise, some people in the same room didn’t notice it | One user found this interesting.  
Laguna club urbanización / Weak shaking (MMI III) : House shaking felt indoors, pet agitated | 2 users found this interesting.  
Guayaquil (343.1 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 20-30 s : My bed was rocking forward and back. As i stood up I could still feel it | One user found this interesting.  
Santo Domingo de los Colorados (129.8 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : Santo domingo | One user found this interesting.  
Quito norte avenida maestro y pasaje nangola (167.6 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Estaba acostada movió mi cama luego sentí mareos | One user found this interesting.  
Pasto (255.3 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Fue un movimiento suave y largo. Causó mareo | One user found this interesting.  
Tumaco, nariño, colombia (139.4 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Acostado, se movio la cama y la ropa de mi escaparate | One user found this interesting.  
Colon Quito (174.6 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 20-30 s : Swaying and gentle rocking | One user found this interesting.  
Santo Domingo de los Colorados (137.3 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : I was sleeping but y wakeup | One user found this interesting.  
Ambato, ecuador (261.4 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : I was sitting on the bed watching a movie when all of a sudden I felt the building shake lightly. | One user found this interesting.  
Tumaco, San Andres de Tumaco, Nariño (135 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 2-5 s : se meció un poco la mesa | One user found this interesting.  
Mompiche (65.3 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s : House shaking Sounded fairly High. Deep rumble | One user found this interesting.  
near Quito, Pichincha (172 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 2-5 s : The hotel start shaking and the courtine start to crush the window. | One user found this interesting.  
Guayaquil (347 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Estábamos acostados y se sintió moverse la cama | One user found this interesting.  
Quito (175.5 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single lateral shake / 15-20 s : 1rst flor moving chair | One user found this interesting. (reported through our app)  
Otavalo (165.5 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 30-60 s : i was laying in my bed when it starter shaking | One user found this interesting.  
Quito, Pichincha (165.2 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single lateral shake / 2-5 s : Se movio mi cama en sentido lateral | One user found this interesting.  
Latacunga (231.5 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 10-15 s : Un fuerte saludo de todo puertas ventanas la camas | One user found this interesting.  
Santo Domingo de los Colorados (135.3 km SSE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 1-2 s : Se sintió como una sacudida, semovian las ventanas, el sofá donde estaba | One user found this interesting.  
Tumaco (135.4 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Se sacudió todo | One user found this interesting.  
Tumaco, San Andres de Tumaco, Nariño (136.7 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : Estaba dormida y la sacudida y vibracion me desperto | One user found this interesting.  
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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (17 quakes)

Date and timeMag
Depth
LocationDetails
Apr 21, 2022 06:04
49 weeks ago
3.0

7 km
North Pacific Ocean, 22 km NW of Esmeraldas, EcuadorMore
Apr 10, 2022 01:53
51 weeks ago
2.9

17 km
North Pacific Ocean, 16 km NW of Esmeraldas, EcuadorMore
Apr 3, 2022 02:46
52 weeks ago
2.6

10 km
19 km SW of Esmeraldas, EcuadorMore
Apr 3, 2022 02:46
52 weeks ago
3.5

7 km
North Pacific Ocean, 24 km NW of Esmeraldas, EcuadorMore
Apr 2, 2022 23:16
52 weeks ago
3.3

15 km
22 km W of Esmeraldas, EcuadorMore
Mar 28, 2022 15:18
1 year 0 weeks ago
3.5

9 km
North Pacific Ocean, 18 km W of Esmeraldas, EcuadorMore
Mar 28, 2022 13:24
1 year 0 weeks ago
3.3

6 km
20 km SW of Esmeraldas, EcuadorMore
Mar 28, 2022 03:34
1 year 0 weeks ago
2.8

3.6 km
26 km S of Esmeraldas, EcuadorMore
Mar 28, 2022 01:59
1 year 0 weeks ago
2.8

10 km
17 km SW of Esmeraldas, EcuadorMore
Mar 27, 2022 20:51
1 year 0 weeks ago - felt
4.9

47 km
17 km S of Esmeraldas, EcuadorMore
Mar 27, 2022 20:17
1 year 0 weeks ago - felt
5.2

8.1 km
8.3 km E of Esmeraldas, EcuadorMore
Mar 27, 2022 07:14
1 year 1 weeks ago
3.5

5 km
8.2 km E of Esmeraldas, EcuadorMore
Mar 27, 2022 05:53
1 year 1 weeks ago - felt
5.2

10.5 km
13 km S of Esmeraldas, EcuadorMore
Mar 27, 2022 05:08
1 year 1 weeks ago
2.1

8.6 km
33 km SW of Esmeraldas, EcuadorMore
Mar 27, 2022 04:39
1 year 1 weeks ago - felt
3.9

0 km
16 km SE of Esmeraldas, EcuadorMore
Mar 27, 2022 04:39
1 year 1 weeks ago
3.3

3 km
25 km SW of Esmeraldas, EcuadorMore
Mar 27, 2022 04:31
1 year 1 weeks ago
3.9

40 km
44 km SW of Esmeraldas, EcuadorMore

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