- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 21, 2023 CE
- Location:
- 6 km N of Machala, Ecuador
- Magnitude:
- 5.4 Mww
- Depth:
- 40.35 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 4.151
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 4 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 5.4
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 6.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 5.2
Other earthquake records of 2023 CE
- Turkey, Kahramanmaras, Syria · Mw 7.8 · 56,697 deaths
- Morocco, Marrakech, Safi · Mw 6.8 · 2,946 deaths
- Afghanistan, Herat · Mw 6.3 · 1,482 deaths
- Nepal, Jajarkot, Rukum West · Mw 5.7 · 154 deaths
- China, Gansu Province: Jishishan · Mw 5.9 · 151 deaths
- Afghanistan, Laghman, Pakistan · Mw 6.5 · 19 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 5.4 - 6 km N of Machala, Ecuador (2023 CE) happen?
- August 21, 2023 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.