LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
off the coast of Ecuador
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador on 15 Oct 2026, 11:16 UTC. The hypocentre was 10 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. 1 other earthquake above our reporting threshold has been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 10 km
- Latitude
- 0.75°N
- Time
- 11:16 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.8
shallow
85.43°W longitude
15 Oct 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.8
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 500 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 239 tonnes of TNT.
10 KM DEEP
Shallow earthquakes release their energy close to the surface, so they are felt more strongly, and do more damage, than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
1 earthquake above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.2.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
19 Oct 2026, 08:51 UTC · 124.8 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 08:21 UTC · 10 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 08:12 UTC · 10 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 07:55 UTC · 10 km deep