Moderate mag. 4.0 earthquake - Canton Cañar, 11 km south of La Troncal, Provincia del Cañar, Ecuador, on Friday, 4 Dec 2020 6:53 pm (GMT -5) -

Moderate mag. 4.0 earthquake - Canton Cañar, 11 km south of La Troncal, Provincia del Cañar, Ecuador, on Friday, 4 Dec 2020 6:53 pm (GMT -5)

Moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 7 km depth

4 Dec 23:58 UTC: First to report: IGEPN after 5 minutes.
5 Dec 00:00: Magnitude recalculated from 4.1 to 4.0.
5 Dec 00:02: Magnitude recalculated from 4.0 to 3.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 2.0 km (from 3.1 to 1.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 6 km (3.7 mi) towards ESE.
5 Dec 01:02: Magnitude recalculated from 3.9 to 4.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 2.0 to 7.0 km (from 1.2 to 4.3 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.6 km (2.8 mi) towards ENE.
Date & time: 4 Dec 2020 23:53:26 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Friday, 4 Dec 2020 6:53 pm (GMT -5)
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 7.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 2.52°S / 79.36°W (Canton Cañar, Provincia del Cañar, Ecuador)
Nearest volcano: Licto (121 km / 75 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
11 km (7 mi) S of La Troncal (Cañar) (pop: 36,400) --> See nearby quakes!
33 km (21 mi) ENE of Naranjal (Guayas) (pop: 32,000) --> See nearby quakes!
41 km (25 mi) SSE of Naranjito (Guayas) (pop: 34,200) --> See nearby quakes!
50 km (31 mi) SSE of San Francisco de Milagro (Guayas) (pop: 133,500) --> See nearby quakes!
60 km (37 mi) SE of Yaguachi Nuevo (San Jacinto de Yaguachi, Guayas) (pop: 27,900) --> See nearby quakes!
62 km (38 mi) WNW of Azogues (Cañar) (pop: 34,900) --> See nearby quakes!
67 km (42 mi) SE of Duran (Guayas) (pop: 167,800) --> See nearby quakes!
69 km (43 mi) ESE of Guayaquil (Guayas) (pop: 1,952,000) --> See nearby quakes!
82 km (51 mi) SSE of Babahoyo (Los Ríos) (pop: 76,300) --> See nearby quakes!
271 km (168 mi) SSW of San Francisco de Quito (Pichincha) (pop: 1,399,800) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Light Rain 25°C (77 F), humidity: 65%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from S
Primary data source: IGEPN (Institute of Geophysics of the National Polytechnic School in Quito)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
4.07 kmEcuador - Canar, A 11.12km De La TroncalIGEPN
4.05 kmNEAR COAST OF ECUADOREMSC

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Cuenca / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating : Felt both of them --- as they hit back to back. The first at 6:53 pm and the second at 6:55 pm local time. | One user found this interesting.  
51.6 km SE of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)
55.5 km SE of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single vertical bump / 1-2 s (reported through our app)
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