Earthquake Magnitude 5.4 - Near the Coast of Ecuador

US Geological Survey
Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:21 UTC

© US Geological Survey

Date-Time:
Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 08:35:44 UTC

Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 03:35:44 AM at epicenter

Location:
1.749°S, 80.398°W

Depth:
47.8 km (29.7 miles)

Distances:
70 km (45 miles) NW of Guayaquil, Ecuador

75 km (50 miles) S of Portoviejo, Ecuador

175 km (110 miles) NNW of Machala, Ecuador

270 km (170 miles) SW of QUITO, Ecuador

Location Uncertainty:
horizontal +/- 4.8 km (3.0 miles); depth +/- 8.7 km (5.4 miles)

Parameters:
NST=192, Nph=192, Dmin=308.6 km, Rmss=0.75 sec, Gp= 47°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=Q

Source:
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID:
us2009jgap

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.