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Sat, 16 Aug 2025, 11:04 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 occurred early morning on Saturday, August 16th, 2025, at 5:47 am local time near Quito, Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador, as reported by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the Institute of Geophysics of the National Polytechnic School in Quito (IGEPN) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.1. Other agencies reporting the same quake include The Colombian Geological Service (SGC) at magnitude 4.2, and the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 4.8.
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 Sangolqui (pop. 5,100) located 27 km from the epicenter, Machachi (pop. 25,700) 34 km away, Quito (pop. 2,781,600) 41 km away, Pomasqui (pop. 28,700) 53 km away, Cayambe (pop.
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