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Moderate mag. 4.4 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 55 km southwest of La Libertad, Ecuador, on Monday, Mar 20, 2023 at 5:20 am (GMT -5) -

Moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 10 km depth

20 Mar 10:28 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 7 minutes.
20 Mar 10:32: Magnitude recalculated from 3.3 to 4.4. Epicenter location corrected by 28 km (17 mi) towards WNW.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 20, 2023 10:20:56 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Monday, Mar 20, 2023 at 5:20 am (GMT -5)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.4
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	2.65°S / 81.17°W (South Pacific Ocean, Ecuador)
Antipode	2.65°N / 98.83°E
Shaking intensity	Light shaking
Felt	1 report
Primary data source	RaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	54 km (34 mi) SSW of Salinas (pop: 43,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 55 km (34 mi) SSW of La Libertad (pop: 75,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 87 km (54 mi) W of Villamil (Playas) (pop: 30,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 139 km (86 mi) NW of Huaquillas (pop: 39,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 150 km (93 mi) WNW of Machala (pop: 198,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 156 km (97 mi) WSW of El Triunfo (Cantón Daule) (pop: 32,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 161 km (100 mi) WNW of Santa Rosa (pop: 41,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 399 km (248 mi) SW of Quito (pop: 1,399,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Light Rain 26.3°C (79 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from SSW
Estimated seismic energy released	2.5 x 10¹¹ joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.4	10 km	Near Coast of Ecuador	RaspberryShake
4.4	10 km	NEAR COAST OF ECUADOR	EMSC

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