M 4.5 earthquake
12 km WNW of Palora, Ecuador
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Depth and location refined by USGS
USGS revised this solution, changing the epicentre from -1.616, -78.094 to -1.640, -78.060 (moved 4.6 km SE) and location from 17 km WNW of Palora, Ecuador to 12 km WNW of Palora, Ecuador.
- Epicentre
- -1.616, -78.094-1.640, -78.060(moved 4.6 km SE)
- Location
- 17 km WNW of Palora, Ecuador12 km WNW of Palora, Ecuador
M 4.5 earthquake recorded near 12 km WNW of Palora, Ecuador
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck near 12 km WNW of Palora, Ecuador at 156 km depth (-1.640, -78.060), reported by USGS.
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