Leve terremoto magnitud 4.1 - 9.4 km SW of Yaguachi Nuevo, Canton Yaguachi, Provincia del Guayas, Ecuador, viernes, 20 nov. 2020 -
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Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 72 km depth
20 Nov 03:08 UTC: Primero en informar: IGEPN después de 5 minutos.
20 Nov 03:20: Magnitud recalculada de 4.0 a 4.1. Profundidad recalculada de 69.0 a 72.0 km (de 43 a 45 mi). Ubicación del epicentro corregida 6 km (3.7 mi) al SSW.
20 Nov 03:20: Magnitud recalculada de 4.0 a 4.1. Profundidad recalculada de 69.0 a 72.0 km (de 43 a 45 mi). Ubicación del epicentro corregida 6 km (3.7 mi) al SSW.
Hora local al epicentro: jueves, 19 nov 2020 22:03 (GMT -5)
Magnitud: 4.1
Profundidad: 72.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 2.15°S / 79.76°W

Volcán mas cercano: Chimborazo (125 km / 78 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
9 km al SO de Yaguachi Nuevo (San Jacinto de Yaguachi, Guayas) (pop: 27,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
11 km al ENE de Duran (Guayas) (pop: 167,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
15 km al ENE de Guayaquil (Guayas) (pop: 1,952,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
19 km al O de San Francisco de Milagro (Guayas) (pop: 133,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
21 km al S de Samborondon (Guayas) (pop: 24,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
33 km al O de Naranjito (Guayas) (pop: 34,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
33 km al SE de El Triunfo (Cantón Daule, Guayas) (pop: 32,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
46 km al SSO de Babahoyo (Los Ríos) (pop: 76,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
56 km al ONO de La Troncal (Cañar) (pop: 36,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
254 km al SSO de Quito (Pichincha) (pop: 1,399,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds
24.1°C (75 F), humidity: 65%, wind: 7 m/s (13 kts) from SW
Fuente primaria de datos: IGEPN (Institute of Geophysics of the National Polytechnic School in Quito)
Broken Clouds

Energía liberada estimada: 8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
M 4.1 | 72 km | Ecuador - Guayas, A 7.02km De Duran | IGEPN |
M 4.1 | 80 km | NEAR COAST OF ECUADOR | EMSC |
M 4.2 | 86 km | Near Coast of Ecuador | GFZ |
User reports for this quake (4)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
118.9 km SE of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Riobamba / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single lateral shake / very short
Guayaquil / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Guayaquil - Ceibos / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
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