M4.7 earthquake 83 km ESE of Palora, Ecuador
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 83 km ESE of Palora, Ecuador on Wed, Oct 24, 2007, 3:21 AM GMT-5 (08:21 UTC), 154 km (96 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.8 30 km E of Macas, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-10-24 08:21:46 UTC
- Depth
- 154.4 km (95.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.068° S, 77.306° W
- Region
- Ecuador
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Station coverage gap
- 144°
- Stations used
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fr5k. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:20 PM UTC.