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Light mag. 3.0 earthquake - 8.9 km ESE of Machachi, Ecuador, on Friday, Oct 30, 2020 at 1:16 am (GMT -5)
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Light magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 9 km depth
30 Oct 06:28 UTC: First to report: IGEPN after 12 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Oct 30, 2020 06:16:15 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, Oct 30, 2020 at 1:16 am (GMT -5) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3 |
| Depth | 9.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 0.53°S / 78.49°W  (Canton Mejia, Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador) |
| Antipode | 0.53°N / 101.51°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking |
| Felt | 2 reports |
| Primary data source | IGEPN (Institute of Geophysics of the National Polytechnic School in Quito) |
| Nearest volcano | Cotopaxi (17 km / 11 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 9 km (6 mi) ESE of Machachi (Mejia, Pichincha) (pop: 25,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 22 km (14 mi) S of Sangolqui (Rumiðahui, Pichincha) (pop: 5,110) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 34 km (21 mi) S of Quito (Pichincha) (pop: 1,399,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 53 km (33 mi) NNE of Pujili (Cotopaxi) (pop: 16,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 74 km (46 mi) SSW of Cayambe (Pichincha) (pop: 26,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 81 km (50 mi) N of Ambato (Provincia de Tungurahua) (pop: 154,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 82 km (51 mi) ESE of Santo Domingo de los Colorados (Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas) (pop: 200,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 89 km (55 mi) SSW of Otavalo (Imbabura) (pop: 32,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 89 km (55 mi) N of Pelileo (Provincia de Tungurahua) (pop: 16,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 91 km (57 mi) NW of Tena (Napo) (pop: 17,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds  14°C (57 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from N |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.0 | 9 km | Ecuador - Pichincha, A 9.62km De Machachi | IGEPN |
| 3.0 | 9 km | 34 Km S of Quito, Ecuador | EMSC |
User reports for this quake (2)
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