Very strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador, on Saturday, Mar 26, 2022 at 11:28 pm (GMT -5) -

Very strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 10 km depth

27 Mar 04:31 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 4 minutes.
27 Mar 04:33: Set as duplicate for id 6714890 (6.0 Near Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador / RaspberryShake)

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 27, 2022 04:28:11 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, Mar 26, 2022 at 11:28 pm (GMT -5)
Status	deleted
Magnitude	6
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	0.835°N / 79.761°W (Canton Quito, Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador)
Antipode	0.835°S / 100.239°E
Shaking intensity	Moderate shaking
Felt	3 reports
Primary data source	RaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)
Nearest volcano	Cuicocha (166 km / 103 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	18 km (11 mi) SW of Esmeraldas (pop: 165,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 38 km (24 mi) NE of Muisne (Esmeraldas) (pop: 13,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 65 km (40 mi) NNW of Rosa Zarate (Esmeraldas) (pop: 42,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 91 km (56 mi) NNE of Pedernales (Manabí) (pop: 5,980) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 98 km (61 mi) WSW of Valdez (Eloy Alfaro, Esmeraldas) (pop: 11,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 115 km (71 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 181 km (113 mi) NW of Quito (Pichincha) (pop: 1,399,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 190 km (118 mi) WNW of Ibarra (Imbabura) (pop: 133,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 337 km (210 mi) N of Guayaquil (Guayas) (pop: 1,952,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 23.3°C (74 F), humidity: 91%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from SSW
Estimated seismic energy released	6.3 x 10¹³ joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) \| about seismic energy

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Seismic station: Tegucigalpa, Honduras (TGUH/CU network) | Distance from quake: 1687 km / 1048 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Tegucigalpa, Honduras: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

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Quito / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : Swinging side to side

Quito / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating / 10-15 s : Vibrations on the building

quito, ecuador / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s (reported through our app)

Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (19 quakes)

Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Sep 9, 2022 11:02 28 weeks ago	3.4 1 km	7.6 km SW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador	More
Apr 21, 2022 06:04 48 weeks ago	3.0 7 km	North Pacific Ocean, 22 km NW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador	More
Apr 10, 2022 01:53 50 weeks ago	2.9 17 km	North Pacific Ocean, 16 km NW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador	More
Apr 3, 2022 02:46 51 weeks ago	2.6 10 km	19 km SW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador	More
Apr 3, 2022 02:46 51 weeks ago	3.5 7 km	North Pacific Ocean, 24 km NW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador	More
Apr 2, 2022 23:16 51 weeks ago	3.3 15 km	22 km W of Esmeraldas, Ecuador	More
Mar 28, 2022 15:18 51 weeks ago	3.5 9 km	North Pacific Ocean, 18 km W of Esmeraldas, Ecuador	More
Mar 28, 2022 13:24 51 weeks ago	3.3 6 km	20 km SW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador	More
Mar 28, 2022 03:34 52 weeks ago	2.8 3.6 km	26 km S of Esmeraldas, Ecuador	More
Mar 28, 2022 01:59 52 weeks ago	2.8 10 km	17 km SW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador	More
Mar 27, 2022 20:51 52 weeks ago - felt	4.9 47 km	17 km S of Esmeraldas, Ecuador	More
Mar 27, 2022 20:17 52 weeks ago - felt	5.2 8.1 km	8.3 km E of Esmeraldas, Ecuador	More
Mar 27, 2022 07:14 52 weeks ago	3.5 5 km	8.2 km E of Esmeraldas, Ecuador	More
Mar 27, 2022 05:53 52 weeks ago - felt	5.2 10.5 km	13 km S of Esmeraldas, Ecuador	More
Mar 27, 2022 05:08 52 weeks ago	2.1 8.6 km	33 km SW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador	More
Mar 27, 2022 04:39 52 weeks ago - felt	3.9 0 km	16 km SE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador	More
Mar 27, 2022 04:39 52 weeks ago	3.3 3 km	25 km SW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador	More
Mar 27, 2022 04:31 52 weeks ago	3.9 40 km	44 km SW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador	More
Mar 27, 2022 04:28 52 weeks ago - felt	5.8 27 km	9.1 km SE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador	More

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