Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake - 81 km northwest of Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador, on 2020-07-21 17:25:11

Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 9 km depth

21 Jul 22:30 UTC: First to report: IGEPN after 5 minutes.
Jul 21 22:34: Magnitude recalculated from 4.4 to 4.3.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 9.0 km.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jul 21, 2020 22:25:11 UTC
Local time at epicenter	2020-07-21 17:25:11
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.3
Depth	9.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	1.68°S / 80.4°W (Canton Pajan, Provincia de Manabi, Ecuador)
Antipode	1.68°N / 99.6°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	6 reports
Primary data source	IGEPN (Institute of Geophysics of the National Polytechnic School in Quito)
Nearest volcano	Chimborazo (179 km / 111 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	15 km (9 mi) SSE of Pajan (Manabí) (pop: 9,180) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) NW of Pedro Carbo (Guayas) (pop: 23,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 42 km (26 mi) SSE of Jipijapa (Manabí) (pop: 35,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 45 km (28 mi) S of Sucre (24 de Mayo, Manabí) (pop: 15,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 56 km (35 mi) WNW of El Triunfo (Cantón Daule, Guayas) (pop: 32,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 65 km (41 mi) WSW of Balzar (Guayas) (pop: 40,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 70 km (43 mi) S of Portoviejo (Manabí) (pop: 170,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 81 km (50 mi) NW of Guayaquil (Guayas) (pop: 1,952,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 87 km (54 mi) SSE of Manta (Manabí) (pop: 183,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 264 km (164 mi) SW of Quito (Pichincha) (pop: 1,399,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	1.8 x 10¹¹ joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.3	9 km	Ecuador - Manabi, a 14.86km de Pajan	IGEPN
4.4	5 km	Near Coast Of Ecuador	EMSC

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Santa Lucia, Cantón Guayaquil, Guayas (71.7 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) (reported through our app)

Manglaralto, Santa Elena / Very weak shaking (MMI II)

Manta / Light shaking (MMI IV)

San Clemente / Weak shaking (MMI III)

Portoviejo / Light shaking (MMI IV)

Papa Noel,ayampe ecuador / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Chair I was sitting in rocked sideways

Paján (Ecuador, 14 km NW of epicenter) : Felt a mild shake, coast of ecuador (reported through EMSC)

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