A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes Galapagos Islands, Ecuador region (0 miles) on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:14:59 / 4:14 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pdqz. Id of event: us7000pdqz. Exact location of earthquake, -95.6368° West, -0.0821° South, depth 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/02/25 / 2025-02-07 16:14:59 / February 7, 2025 @ 4:14 pm.
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. 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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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