Ecuador earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 51 km SE of Tena, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 51 km SE of Tena, Ecuador on Fri, Jan 25, 2019, 4:49 AM GMT-5 (09:49 UTC), 192 km (120 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-01-25 09:49:47 UTC
Depth
192.5 km (119.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
1.325° S, 77.492° W
Region
Ecuador
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.0 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
159

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.279 km SE of Palora, Ecuador · 2779 days ago · 135 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 4.69 km WNW of Palora, Ecuador · 2821 days ago · 146 km deep · 73 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j8qb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:06 PM UTC.