4.7 magnitude earthquake near Riobamba Ecuador March 29, 2012

Posted on March 30, 2012 • Filed under: Earthquake, Ecuador, Enviromental Issues, TRAVEL

Magnitude 4.7 – ECUADOR
2012 March 29 23:57:20 UTC

Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude 4.7
Date-Time

Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 23:57:20 UTC
Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 06:57:20 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 1.983°S, 78.466°W
Depth 72.9 km (45.3 miles)
Region ECUADOR
Distances 39 km (24 miles) SSE of Riobamba, Ecuador
82 km (50 miles) SSE of Ambato, Ecuador
115 km (71 miles) NNE of Cuenca, Ecuador
195 km (121 miles) S of QUITO, Ecuador
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 29.4 km (18.3 miles); depth +/- 10.1 km (6.3 miles)
Parameters NST= 90, Nph= 90, Dmin=246 km, Rmss=0.7 sec, Gp=148°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5
Source

Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID usc0008sls

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