M 4.3 earthquake – 23 km E of Palora, Ecuador
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Local time: Oct 7, 2026 · 11:06 (UTC-5)
LightIntermediate · 159 km
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- Magnitude
- 4.3body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 159 kmIntermediate earthquake
- Epicenter
- -1.707, -77.75337 km from Puyo
- Energy released
- 43 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 1M2.5+ within 30 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 284USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Sep 29, 2026.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 43 tons of TNT, 11 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
1 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 30 km in the 60 days after.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Ecuador.
- 7.5 115 km ESE of Palora, Ecuador Feb 22, 2019
- 7.4 98 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador Jul 27, 1971
- 7.2 29 km SSE of Pimampiro, Ecuador Mar 6, 1987
- 7.1 Ecuador Aug 12, 2010
- 7.0 45 km SE of Sucúa, Ecuador Oct 3, 1995
- 6.9 7 km NNE of Tosagua, Ecuador Jan 16, 1956
- 6.8 14 km NNW of Baláo, Ecuador Mar 18, 2023
- 6.8 30 km E of Macas, Ecuador Nov 16, 2007