Débil terremoto magnitud 3.0 - 8.9 km ESE of Machachi, Canton Mejia, Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador, viernes, 30 oct. 2020 -
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Minor magnitude 3.0 earthquake at 9 km depth
30 Oct 06:28 UTC: Primero en informar: IGEPN después de 12 minutos.
Hora local al epicentro: viernes, 30 oct 2020 01:16 (GMT -5)
Magnitud: 3
Profundidad: 9.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 0.53°S / 78.49°W
(Cantón Mejía, Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador)Volcán mas cercano: Cotopaxi (17 km / 11 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
9 km al ESE de Machachi (Mejia, Pichincha) (pop: 25,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
22 km al S de Sangolqui (Rumiðahui, Pichincha) (pop: 5,110) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
34 km al S de Quito (Pichincha) (pop: 1,399,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
47 km al NNE de Latacunga (Cotopaxi) (pop: 51,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
53 km al NNE de Pujili (Cotopaxi) (pop: 16,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
58 km al N de San Miguel de Salcedo (Salcedo, Cotopaxi) (pop: 10,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
74 km al SSO de Cayambe (Pichincha) (pop: 26,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds
14°C (57 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from N
Fuente primaria de datos: IGEPN (Institute of Geophysics of the National Polytechnic School in Quito)
Broken Clouds
14°C (57 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from NEnergía liberada estimada: 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.
| Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
| 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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