M4.2 earthquake 79 km SE of Palora, Ecuador
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 79 km SE of Palora, Ecuador on Fri, Feb 22, 2019, 9:40 PM GMT-5 (02:40 UTC), 135 km (84 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 99 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-02-23 02:40:07 UTC
- Depth
- 135.1 km (84.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.153° S, 77.403° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 11.9 km horizontally, 10.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 146°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5121 km E of Macas, Ecuador · 2759 days ago · 114 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.199 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 2753 days ago · 32 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 6
- 4.4129 km N of Alianza Cristiana, Peru · 2748 days ago · 142 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.3103 km ESE of Palora, Ecuador · 2739 days ago · 140 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.831 km ENE of Puyo, Ecuador · 2730 days ago · 175 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000javt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:35 PM UTC.