Mag. 3.0 earthquake - 8.9 km ESE of Machachi, Ecuador, on Friday, 30 Oct 1.16 am (GMT -5) -
Minor magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 9 km depth
30 Oct 06:28 UTC: First to report: IGEPN after 12 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: Friday, 30 Oct 1.16 am (GMT -5)
Magnitude: 3.0
Depth: 9.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.53°S / 78.49°W
(Ecuador)Nearest volcano: Cotopaxi (17 km / 11 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
9 km (6 mi) ESE of Machachi (Mejia, Pichincha) (pop: 25,700)
22 km (14 mi) S of Sangolquí (Rumiðahui, Pichincha) (pop: 5,110)
34 km (21 mi) S of Quito (Pichincha) (pop: 1,399,800)
47 km (29 mi) NNE of Latacunga (Provincia de Cotopaxi) (pop: 51,700)
58 km (36 mi) N of San Miguel de Salcedo (Salcedo, Cotopaxi) (pop: 10,800)
81 km (50 mi) N of Ambato (Provincia del Tungurahua) (pop: 154,400)
82 km (51 mi) ESE of Santo Domingo de los Colorados (Provincia de Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas) (pop: 200,400)
242 km (150 mi) NE of Guayaquil (Provincia del Guayas) (pop: 1,952,000)
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds
14°C (57 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from N
Primary data source: IGEPN
Broken Clouds
14°C (57 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from NEstimated released energy: 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) More info
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.
| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.0 | 9 km | Ecuador - Pichincha, A 9.62km De Machachi | IGEPN |
| M 3.0 | 9 km | 34 Km S of Quito, Ecuador | EMSC |
User reports for this quake (2)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
Loja / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 2-5 s
Panama / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s
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