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M 5.2 - off the coast of Ecuador

Magnitude 5.2, depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.

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Earthquake time: 16 October 2026 at 19:34 UTC
First saved by us: 16 October 2026 at 20:02 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 17 October 2026
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Source classification: M5.2 · reviewed

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Saved by us

16 October 2026 at 21:47 UTC

Version 2

Earthquake location revised

Earthquake time: Before
16 October 2026 at 19:34:10.742 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 19:34:10.597 UTC
Source updated: Before
16 October 2026 at 19:55 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 21:38 UTC
Reported position: Before
1.17°N, 85.29°W
After
1.30°N, 85.27°W

Earthquake time: 16 October 2026 at 19:34 UTC

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Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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  "id": "usgs:us6000u2v8",
  "category": "earthquake",
  "title": "M 5.2 - off the coast of Ecuador",
  "occurredAt": "2026-10-16T19:34:10.597Z",
  "issuedAt": "2026-10-16T21:38:27.040Z",
  "place": "off the coast of Ecuador",
  "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u2v8",
  "coordinates": [
    -85.2725,
    1.2955
  ],
  "magnitude": 5.2,
  "depth": 10,
  "severity": "M5.2",
  "status": "reviewed",
  "summary": "Magnitude 5.2, depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.",
  "source": "usgs",
  "sourceName": "USGS",
  "timeBasis": "Event started",
  "revision": "4227e644356c5c7ce05fb993745e974e8faa52f09205aa1999247d199848bda0"
}

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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 20:02 UTC

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16 October 2026 at 20:02 UTC

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First saved record

Our first saved version of M 5.2 - off the coast of Ecuador. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Earthquake time: 16 October 2026 at 19:34 UTC

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Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

{
  "id": "usgs:us6000u2v8",
  "category": "earthquake",
  "title": "M 5.2 - off the coast of Ecuador",
  "occurredAt": "2026-10-16T19:34:10.742Z",
  "issuedAt": "2026-10-16T19:55:24.040Z",
  "place": "off the coast of Ecuador",
  "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u2v8",
  "coordinates": [
    -85.286,
    1.1718
  ],
  "magnitude": 5.2,
  "depth": 10,
  "severity": "M5.2",
  "status": "reviewed",
  "summary": "Magnitude 5.2, depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.",
  "source": "usgs",
  "sourceName": "USGS",
  "timeBasis": "Event started",
  "revision": "bdfa27c22de9a1d94623bfdc3eb6f566e5c3de44b95c83929ab93383cab833bb"
}

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