M4.6 earthquake 9 km WNW of Palora, Ecuador
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Palora, Ecuador on Fri, Jan 11, 2019, 6:02 PM GMT-5 (23:02 UTC), 146 km (91 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-01-11 23:02:51 UTC
- Depth
- 146.1 km (90.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.676° S, 78.048° 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 7.2 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 79°
- Stations used
- 174
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 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 us2000j35h. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:05 AM UTC.