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26 Jan 23:02 UTC: First to report: IGEPN after 4 minutes.
26 Jan 23:04: Magnitude recalculated from 4.4 to 4.1. Epicenter location corrected by 10.3 km (6.4 mi) towards SE.
26 Jan 23:06: Magnitude recalculated from 4.1 to 4.2. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 9.0 km (from 3.1 to 5.6 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 20 km (13 mi) towards W.
Update Tue, 26 Jan 2021, 23:09
Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake 38 km northwest of Esmeraldas, Ecuador
4.2 quake 26 Jan 5:57 pm (GMT -5)
An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred only 11 minutes ago 38 km northwest of Esmeraldas, Ecuador, the Institute of Geophysics of the National Polytechnic School in Quito (IGEPN) reported.
The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 9 km beneath the epicenter near Esmeraldas, Cantón Esmeraldas, Provincia de Esmeraldas, Ecuador, in the afternoon on Tuesday 26 January 2021 at 5:57 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or m
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Wed, 27 Jan 2021, 07:50 07:50 AM | AUTORE: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
4.2 quake 27 Jan 2:30 am (GMT -5)
The Institute of Geophysics of the National Polytechnic School in Quito (IGEPN) reported a magnitude 4.2 quake in Ecuador near Esmeraldas, Cantón Esmeraldas, Provincia de Esmeraldas, only 9 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Wednesday 27 January 2021 at 2:30 am local time at a very shallow depth of 5 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.2 earthquake as well.
Wed, 27 Jan 2021, 08:17 08:17 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
4.8 quake 27 Jan 2:57 am (GMT -5)
An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 occurred only 12 minutes ago 24 km southwest of Calarca, Colombia, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The quake hit at an intermediate to considerable depth of 153 km beneath the epicenter near Calarca, Quindio Department, Colombia, early morning on Wednesday 27 January 2021 at 2:57 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.0.