A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Puyo in Ecuador. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -78.0356 West, latitude -1.5805 South, depth = 168.063 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/05/25 / 2025-05-27 11:29:36 / May 27, 2025 @ 11:29 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 168.063 km (104 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000q1rn. Unique identifier: us7000q1rn. The temblor was reported at 11:29:36 / 11:29 am (local time epicenter).

Close country/countries that might be effected, Ecuador (c. 14 791 000 pop). Event epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Ambato (c. 154 400 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Riobamba (c. 124 500 pop), 11 km (7 miles) from Puyo (c. 24 900 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from Macas (c. 23 700 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Tena (c. 17 200 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Pelileo (c. 16 600 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was San Miguel de Salcedo, Macas, Archidona.

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 11 km SSW of Puyo, Ecuador.

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