M4.5 earthquake 17 km WNW of Palora, Ecuador
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 17 km WNW of Palora, Ecuador on Tue, Sep 15, 2026, 6:45 PM GMT-5 (23:45 UTC), 156 km (97 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-15 23:45:06 UTC
- Depth
- 155.8 km (96.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 1.616° S, 78.094° 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. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.0 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 77°
- Stations used
- 53
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 since this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000thr4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:20 AM UTC.