Light mag. 3.9 earthquake - 22 km south of Jipijapa, Provincia de Manabi, Ecuador, on Sunday, 7 Mar 2021 6:30 am (GMT -5) -

Light mag. 3.9 earthquake - 22 km south of Jipijapa, Provincia de Manabi, Ecuador, on Sunday, 7 Mar 2021 6:30 am (GMT -5)

Séisme faible magnitude 3.9 at 17 km depth

7 Mar 11:36 UTC: Premier à signaler: IGEPN après 6 minutes.
7 Mar 11:38: Magnitude recalculée de 4.1 à 4.0. Profondeur recalculée de 5.0 à 16.0 km (de 3.1 à 9.9 mi). Emplacement de l'épicentre corrigé de 6 km (3.7 mi) au WSW.
7 Mar 12:46: Magnitude recalculée de 4.0 à 3.9. Profondeur recalculée de 16.0 à 17.0 km (de 9.9 à 10.6 mi). Emplacement de l'épicentre corrigé de 2.5 km (1.5 mi) au NNE.
Date & time: 7 Mar 2021 11:30:26 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: dimanche, 7 mars 2021 06:30 (GMT -5)
Magnitude: 3.9
Profondeur: 17.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.54°S / 80.61°W (Canton Jipijapa, Provincia de Manabi, Équateur)
Volcan le plus près: Chimborazo (201 km / 125 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
20 km O de Pajan (Manabí) (pop: 9,180) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
22 km S de Jipijapa (Manabí) (pop: 35,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
36 km SO de Sucre (24 de Mayo, Manabí) (pop: 15,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
46 km SO de Santa Ana (Manabí) (pop: 12,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
55 km S de Montecristi (Manabí) (pop: 18,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
57 km SSO de Portoviejo (Manabí) (pop: 170,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
65 km S de Manta Ecuador (Manabí) (pop: 183,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
84 km NNE de La Libertad (Guayas) (pop: 75,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
109 km NO de Guayaquil (Guayas) (pop: 1,952,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
274 km OSO de San Francisco de Quito (Pichincha) (pop: 1,399,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Light Rain 23°C (73 F), humidity: 94%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from E
Primary data source: IGEPN (Institute of Geophysics of the National Polytechnic School in Quito)
Estimated released energy: 4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) Plus d'infos
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeProfondeurLieuSource
3.917 kmEcuador - Manabi, A 20.84km De PajanIGEPN
4.15 kmNEAR COAST OF ECUADOREMSC

User reports for this quake (3)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
Puerto Lopez / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single lateral shake / 2-5 s
Puerto Cayo / Weak shaking (MMI III) / very short
Olón, santa elena / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s
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