Moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake 17 km southwest of La Troncal, Ecuador

An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 occurred 30 minutes ago 17 km southwest of La Troncal, Ecuador, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 28 km beneath the epicenter near La Troncal, Provincia del Cañar, Ecuador, in the morning on Wednesday, November 15th, 2023, at 7:20 am local time. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in La Troncal (pop. 36,400) located 17 km from the epicenter, Naranjal (pop. 32,000) 26 km away, Naranjito (pop. 34,200) 36 km away, and San Francisco de Milagro (pop. 133,500) 42 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Yaguachi Nuevo (pop. 27,900) located 50 km from the epicenter, Duran (pop. 167,800) 54 km away, Guayaquil (pop. 1,952,000) 56 km away, Samborondon (pop. 24,100) 65 km away, and Azogues (pop. 34,900) 75 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Nov 15, 2023 07:20 am (Guayaquil time) local time (15 Nov 2023 12:20 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 28.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 2.49°S / 79.48°W (La Troncal, Provincia del Cañar, Ecuador)
Primary data source: EMSC
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