Light mag. 2.9 earthquake - 23 km northeast of San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador, on Friday, 19 Feb 2021 8:31 pm (GMT -5) -
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Séisme faible magnitude 2.9 at 6 km depth
20 Feb 01:40 UTC: Premier à signaler: IGEPN après 9 minutes.
Date & time: 20 Feb 2021 01:31:05 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: vendredi, 19 févr. 2021 20:31 (GMT -5)
Magnitude: 2.9
Profondeur: 6.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.04°S / 78.44°W
(Canton Quito, Provincia de Pichincha, Équateur)Volcan le plus près: Pululahua (9 km / 6 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
23 km NNE de San Francisco de Quito (Pichincha) (pop: 1,399,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
33 km N de Sangolqui (Rumiðahui, Pichincha) (pop: 5,110) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
34 km OSO de Cayambe (Pichincha) (pop: 26,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
36 km SSO de Otavalo (Imbabura) (pop: 32,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
48 km SSO de Atuntaqui (Antonio Ante, Imbabura) (pop: 17,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
54 km NNE de Machachi (Mejia, Pichincha) (pop: 25,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
73 km SO de Pimampiro (Imbabura) (pop: 7,410) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
85 km ENE de Santo Domingo de los Colorados (Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas) (pop: 200,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
98 km SO de San Gabriel (Montufar, Carchi) (pop: 15,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
101 km N de Latacunga (Cotopaxi) (pop: 51,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Light Rain
13°C (55 F), humidity: 94%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from N
Primary data source: IGEPN (Institute of Geophysics of the National Polytechnic School in Quito)Light Rain
13°C (55 F), humidity: 94%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from NEstimated released energy: 1.4 x 109 joules (392 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.338 tons of TNT) Plus d'infos
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| Magnitude | Profondeur | Lieu | Source |
| 2.9 | 6 km | Ecuador - Pichincha, A 15.71km De Quito | IGEPN |
| 2.9 | 6 km | ECUADOR | EMSC |
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