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19 Dec 09:04 UTC: First to report: IGEPN after 4 minutes.
19 Dec 09:06: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 5.0 km (from 6.2 to 3.1 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 6.3 km (3.9 mi) towards SE.
19 Dec 09:14: Magnitude recalculated from 4.5 to 4.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 10.0 km (from 3.1 to 6.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 6.5 km (4 mi) towards WNW.
Update Sat, 19 Dec 2020, 09:09
Light 4.5 quake hits near Esmeraldas, Ecuador
4.5 quake 19 Dec 4:00 am (GMT -5)
An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred early morning on Saturday 19 December 2020 at 4:00 am local time near Esmeraldas, Cantón Esmeraldas, Provincia de Esmeraldas, Ecuador, as reported by the Institute of Geophysics of the National Polytechnic School in Quito (IGEPN).