A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Muisne in Ecuador on Thursday. Id of earthquake: us6000riyc. Event ids that are associated: us6000riyc. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -80.0063° West, latitude 0.5423° North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/10/25 / 2025-10-02 14:52:49 / October 2, 2025 @ 2:52 pm. The temblor was reported at 14:52:49 / 2:52 pm (local time epicenter).

Country/countries that might be effected, Ecuador (c. 14 791 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 61 km (38 miles) from Esmeraldas (c. 165 200 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Rosa Zarate (c. 42 100 pop), 8 km (5 miles) from Muisne (c. 13 400 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Pedernales (c. 6 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Rosa Zarate, Esmeraldas, Pedernales.

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.

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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 7 km S of Muisne, Ecuador. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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