Light mag. 3.6 earthquake - 16 km north of Chone, Provincia de Manabi, Ecuador, on Wednesday, 3 Mar 2021 2:13 pm (GMT -5) -

Light mag. 3.6 earthquake - 16 km north of Chone, Provincia de Manabi, Ecuador, on Wednesday, 3 Mar 2021 2:13 pm (GMT -5)

Séisme faible magnitude 3.6 at 24 km depth

3 Mar 19:20 UTC: Premier à signaler: IGEPN après 6 minutes.
Date & time: 3 Mar 2021 19:13:56 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: mercredi, 3 mars 2021 14:13 (GMT -5)
Magnitude: 3.6
Profondeur: 24.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.56°S / 80.13°W (Canton Chone, Provincia de Manabi, Équateur)
Volcan le plus près: Quilotoa (141 km / 88 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
16 km NNO de Chone (Manabí) (pop: 44,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
28 km NNE de Tosagua (Manabí) (pop: 14,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
32 km N de Calceta (Bolivar, Manabí) (pop: 17,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
33 km E de Bahia de Caraquez (Cantón Sucre, Manabí) (pop: 37,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
42 km N de Junin (Manabí) (pop: 9,130) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
66 km NNE de Portoviejo (Manabí) (pop: 170,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
79 km NE de Manta Ecuador (Manabí) (pop: 183,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
91 km NO de Quevedo (Los Ríos) (pop: 119,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
182 km OSO de San Francisco de Quito (Pichincha) (pop: 1,399,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
184 km N de Guayaquil (Guayas) (pop: 1,952,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Moderate Rain 28.4°C (83 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from WSW
Primary data source: IGEPN (Institute of Geophysics of the National Polytechnic School in Quito)
Estimated released energy: 1.6 x 1010 joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) Plus d'infos
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MagnitudeProfondeurLieuSource
3.624 kmEcuador - Manabi, A 17.08km De ChoneIGEPN
3.624 kmNEAR COAST OF ECUADOREMSC

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