Quake Info: Moderate Mag. 4.7 Earthquake - 102 km Southeast of Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador, on 2 Oct 7:11 pm (GMT -5)

Moderate magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 2 km depth

3 Oct 00:16 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 6 minutes.
3 Oct 00:24: Magnitude recalculated from 4.5 to 4.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 4.0 to 2.0 km (from 2.5 to 1.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 30 km (18.6 mi) towards NE.
3 Oct 01:13: Magnitude recalculated from 4.6 to 4.7. Epicenter location corrected by 10.3 km (6.4 mi) towards SE.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Oct 3, 2020 00:11:05 UTC
Local time at epicenter	2 Oct 7:11 pm (GMT -5)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.7
Depth	2.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	1.08°S / 78.17°W (Canton Baños, Provincia del Tungurahua, Ecuador)
Antipode	1.08°N / 101.83°E
Shaking intensity	Moderate shaking
Felt	9 reports
Primary data source	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearest volcano	Tungurahua (30 km / 19 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	41 km (25 mi) WSW of Tena (Napo) (pop: 17,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 43 km (27 mi) ENE of Pillaro (Cantón Píllaro, Tungurahua) (pop: 7,460) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 45 km (28 mi) NE of Banos (Cantón Baños, Tungurahua) (pop: 9,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 50 km (31 mi) NE of Pelileo (Provincia de Tungurahua) (pop: 16,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 53 km (33 mi) ENE of Ambato (Provincia de Tungurahua) (pop: 154,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 60 km (37 mi) ESE of Pujili (Cotopaxi) (pop: 16,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 77 km (48 mi) SE of Machachi (Mejia, Pichincha) (pop: 25,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 84 km (52 mi) NE of Riobamba (Chimborazo) (pop: 124,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 102 km (64 mi) SSE of Quito (Pichincha) (pop: 1,399,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 228 km (141 mi) NE of Guayaquil (Guayas) (pop: 1,952,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Few Clouds 18.7°C (66 F), humidity: 58%, wind: 8 m/s (15 kts) from S
Estimated seismic energy released	7.1 x 10¹¹ joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.7	2 km	49 Km NNW of Puyo, Ecuador	EMSC
4.5	4 km	Ecuador - Tungurahua, A 14.38km De Pillaro	IGEPN
4.5	68 km	50 Km ENE of Ambato, Ecuador	GFZ
4.7	10 km	38 Km NE of Baños, Ecuador	USGS

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Seismic station: Santa Helena, Medellin, Colombia (HEL/CM network) | Distance from quake: 860 km / 534 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Santa Helena, Medellin, Colombia: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

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Tarqui, Pastaza, Ecuador (0.8 km S of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 2-5 s

Ambato, Tungurahua (56.9 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 5-10 s

Paniqui tarlac (17400.4 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Im scared please keep safe

Ulba, Tungurahua (42.9 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) : Dogs barking. Long enough to run outside. (reported through our app)

Sangolqui, Canton Rumiñahui, Provincia de Pichincha (92.3 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)

Banos, Ecuador / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / single lateral shake / 2-5 s

Ambato / Moderate shaking (MMI V)

Baños / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 5-10 s

Pillaro / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s

Ambato (Ecuador, 51 km W of epicenter) : Se sintió con fuerza (reported through EMSC)

Baños (Ecuador, 45 km SW of epicenter) : Felt it like sinking in Baños (reported through EMSC)

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