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Magnitude 7.8 Earthquake: Near Coast Of Ecuador

Summary

The red marker denotes the earthquake epicenter.

On Sat Apr 16th 2016 23:58:37 (UTC) the seismic network recorded an earthquake (preliminary 7.8 mww) located in Near Coast Of Ecuador. Seismic region Andean South America.

The epicentral distance (i.e. distance separating the location to the epicenter) to the closest station TIGA in the network is 3,479.8 km.

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Details

Time:Sat Apr 16th 2016 23:58:37 (UTC)
Magnitude:7.8 mww
Location:(0.3715,-79.9398)
Depth:19.2 km
Author:USGS:us
evid,orid:3634404,3921145
nass,ndef:271,0
Authoritative:y

Proximity to Population Centers

Event and active stations

The red marker denotes the earthquake epicenter.

Seismic waveforms for closest station

Closest station with identified signal. Not filtered.

Seismic waveforms for vertical channels in network

Subset of several stations close to the event. Not filtered.

Signal description at some stations

STA_CHANS-E DeltaS-E AzimuthPhase TimeSignal/NoiseTime ResidualV. ModelAutharid
TIGA_BHZ31.259°172.95°P2016-04-17 00:04:55.4425 UTC10.014-0.286iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909540
833A_BHZ33.583°142.98°P2016-04-17 00:05:18.192 UTC28.3872.138iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909545
435B_BHZ34.715°147.84°P2016-04-17 00:05:26.9035 UTC-11.051iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612910178
KMSC_BHZ34.795°177.56°P2016-04-17 00:05:26.0874 UTC57.667-0.454iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909547
Z41A_BHZ35.039°157.19°P2016-04-17 00:05:28.1876 UTC28.775-0.454iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909548
WHTX_BHZ35.687°148.94°P2016-04-17 00:05:35.1757 UTC25.750.968iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909552
X40A_BHZ36.184°157.79°P2016-04-17 00:05:37.6795 UTC27.861-0.788iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909554
W41B_BHZ36.646°159.08°P2016-04-17 00:05:41.6976 UTC21.183-0.704iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909557
W39A_BHZ37.14°156.65°P2016-04-17 00:05:46.3965 UTC35.25-0.203iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909558
ABTX_BHZ37.213°146.12°P2016-04-17 00:05:48.3539 UTC24.3951.135iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909559
U40A_BHZ37.926°158.68°P2016-04-17 00:05:52.6313 UTC63.257-0.621iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909560
TUL1_BHZ38.471°153.96°P2016-04-17 00:05:57.3043 UTC29.968-0.537iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909562
P52A_BHZ39.313°176.54°P2016-04-17 00:06:03.7681 UTC44.607-1.122iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909565
P49A_BHZ39.405°172.46°P2016-04-17 00:06:03.3639 UTC35.683-2.293iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909564
MSTX_BHZ39.829°142.71°P2016-04-17 00:06:07.8147 UTC37.115-1.373iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909571
O53A_BHZ39.895°178.01°P2016-04-17 00:06:08.3577 UTC65.294-1.373iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909567
O48B_BHZ40.167°171.9°P2016-04-17 00:06:09.6983 UTC66.231-2.293iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909570
SFIN_BHZ40.534°168.95°P2016-04-17 00:06:12.3967 UTC10.8-2.627iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909573
N54A_BHZ40.59°179.92°P2016-04-17 00:06:14.6204 UTC66.199-0.872iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909572
N59A_BHZ40.721°186.4°P2016-04-17 00:06:15.2004 UTC37.976-1.373iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909574
M53A_BHZ41.073°178.88°P2016-04-17 00:06:18.2669 UTC33.417-1.206iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909575
121A_BHZ41.501°135.18°P2016-04-17 00:06:23.2052 UTC105.430.215iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909579
M65A_BHZ42.038°193.95°P2016-04-17 00:06:27.7597 UTC-10.383iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612910182
Y22D_BHZ42.117°137.43°pP2016-04-17 00:06:31.1665 UTC16.74-2.835iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909994
L44A_BHZ42.419°168.14°P2016-04-17 00:06:27.3514 UTC6.2236-3.129iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909582
L61B_BHZ42.582°190.76°P2016-04-17 00:06:31.4353 UTC12.749-0.37iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909584
T25A_BHZ43.158°142.73°P2016-04-17 00:06:38.8695 UTC29.8332.389iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909591
KSCO_BHZ43.866°146.18°P2016-04-17 00:06:43.1493 UTC15.2380.968iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909605
BGNE_BHZ44.215°153.38°P2016-04-17 00:06:44.281 UTC14.545-0.704iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909595
214A_BHZ44.273°128.97°P2016-04-17 00:06:47.5005 UTC72.9662.055iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909597
W18A_BHZ44.476°134.83°P2016-04-17 00:06:50.0429 UTC140.592.974iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909607
S22A_BHZ44.831°140.1°P2016-04-17 00:06:51.2047 UTC45.9321.302iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909611
Q24A_BHZ44.964°142.94°P2016-04-17 00:06:52.2677 UTC38.261.302iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909609
SPMN_BHZ46.272°162.06°P2016-04-17 00:06:59.0992 UTC27.448-2.209iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909619
N23A_BHZ46.873°143.08°P2016-04-17 00:07:07.1608 UTC-11.135iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612910186
SUSD_BHZ47.194°153.63°P2016-04-17 00:07:07.246 UTC8.0639-1.29iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909633
O20A_BHZ47.367°139.88°P2016-04-17 00:07:10.8454 UTC35.8740.968iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909638
TPFO_BHZ47.705°126.45°P2016-04-17 00:07:13.9763 UTC29.0871.469iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909644
109C_BHZ47.726°125.27°P2016-04-17 00:07:14.0556 UTC19.4151.386iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909646
K22A_BHZ48.538°143.33°P2016-04-17 00:07:18.9176 UTC11.541-0.036iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909661
R11A_BHZ50.11°130.58°P2016-04-17 00:07:33.107 UTC30.6632.138iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909688
MDND_BHZ50.449°154.13°P2016-04-17 00:07:32.7539 UTC13.857-0.788iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909684
H17A_BHZ51.733°139.53°P2016-04-17 00:07:44.4974 UTC21.451.302iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909716
O03E_BHZ55.095°125.54°P2016-04-17 00:08:09.6202 UTC-11.72iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612910199
O02D_BHZ55.643°124.54°P2016-04-17 00:08:13.576 UTC21.7641.72iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909728
M04C_BHZ55.991°126.33°P2016-04-17 00:08:15.901 UTC-11.553iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612910200
N02D_BHZ56.046°125.06°P2016-04-17 00:08:15.6316 UTC12.7570.884iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909730
M02C_BHZ56.378°125.15°P2016-04-17 00:08:18.8406 UTC12.3421.72iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909734
K04D_BHZ56.442°126.87°P2016-04-17 00:08:18.9571 UTC14.0251.386iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909738
L04D_BHZ56.527°126.12°P2016-04-17 00:08:19.0631 UTC26.7690.884iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909736
J05D_BHZ56.539°127.72°P2016-04-17 00:08:19.9894 UTC99.2661.72iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909732
J04D_BHZ57.019°126.84°P2016-04-17 00:08:22.8984 UTC58.7281.219iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909739
I05D_BHZ57.247°128.16°P2016-04-17 00:08:24.9283 UTC46.0791.637iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909744
L02E_BHZ57.275°124.85°P2016-04-17 00:08:25.0777 UTC14.1861.586iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909742
I04A_BHZ57.527°126.84°P2016-04-17 00:08:25.9831 UTC20.9190.717iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909746
K02D_BHZ57.621°125.07°P2016-04-17 00:08:27.2345 UTC30.5891.302iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909750
G05D_BHZ57.796°128.63°P2016-04-17 00:08:29.0881 UTC30.1731.928iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909752
I03D_BHZ58.014°125.89°P2016-04-17 00:08:29.7148 UTC16.4861.016iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909754
J01E_BHZ58.048°125.06°P2016-04-17 00:08:30.8629 UTC22.181.928iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909757
H04D_BHZ58.151°126.89°P2016-04-17 00:08:30.0486 UTC16.6980.39iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909761
F05D_BHZ58.276°128.8°P2016-04-17 00:08:32.2298 UTC20.5441.7iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909759
I02E_BHZ58.546°125.62°P2016-04-17 00:08:34.0599 UTC16.4441.643iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909763
G03D_BHZ58.862°126.72°P2016-04-17 00:08:35.4676 UTC10.0560.846iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909765
F04D_BHZ59.246°127.38°P2016-04-17 00:08:38.9284 UTC8.69761.643iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909769
C06D_BHZ59.276°130.32°P2016-04-17 00:08:38.7936 UTC-11.301iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612910201
E04D_BHZ59.293°128.03°P2016-04-17 00:08:38.744 UTC13.0041.13iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909767
D04E_BHZ59.787°128.12°P2016-04-17 00:08:42.3802 UTC7.74961.358iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909775
B05D_BHZ60.111°129.28°P2016-04-17 00:08:43.2985 UTC29.3560.048iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909770
D03D_BHZ60.176°127.97°P2016-04-17 00:08:44.7701 UTC30.5341.073iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909773
A04D_BHZ60.712°128.88°P2016-04-17 00:08:48.0977 UTC35.840.732iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909777
M31M_BHZ73.927°122.15°P2016-04-17 00:10:12.2818 UTC63.8631.13iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909792
N31M_BHZ74.113°120.65°P2016-04-17 00:10:13.315 UTC69.2921.073iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909794
C36M_BHZ74.977°133.87°P2016-04-17 00:10:15.5983 UTC15.781-1.661iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909801
M30M_BHZ75.074°119.95°P2016-04-17 00:10:18.2091 UTC115.080.39iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909799
J29M_BHZ76.549°119.01°P2016-04-17 00:10:26.8719 UTC31.560.618iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909815
I29M_BHZ77.024°119.11°P2016-04-17 00:10:29.6635 UTC127.110.732iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909825
M27K_BHZ77.056°115.12°P2016-04-17 00:10:30.1321 UTC74.6271.016iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909827
A36M_BHZ77.077°133.17°P2016-04-17 00:10:28.8226 UTC184.7-0.408iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909821
L27K_BHZ77.335°115.31°P2016-04-17 00:10:31.6406 UTC93.4670.959iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909831
M26K_BHZ77.546°114.09°P2016-04-17 00:10:32.6474 UTC48.390.789iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909833
N25K_BHZ77.923°112.45°P2016-04-17 00:10:34.9171 UTC26.4830.959iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909855
Q23K_BHZ77.925°110.43°P2016-04-17 00:10:35.4996 UTC-11.529iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612910204
L26K_BHZ77.947°113.89°P2016-04-17 00:10:34.5964 UTC21.2940.504iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909853
HARP_BHZ78.466°112.09°P2016-04-17 00:10:37.3546 UTC24.8740.39iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909859
J26L_BHZ78.633°113.96°P2016-04-17 00:10:38.7872 UTC221.420.903iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909843
M24K_BHZ78.799°111.1°P2016-04-17 00:10:39.531 UTC41.6370.732iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909848
J25K_BHZ79.39°112.29°P2016-04-17 00:10:42.479 UTC90.1510.447iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909861
O22K_BHZ79.869°107.59°P2016-04-17 00:10:44.6246 UTC-1-0.009iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612910205
POKR_BHZ80.39°110.45°P2016-04-17 00:10:47.7734 UTC21.7780.333iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909891
M22K_BHZ80.435°107.44°P2016-04-17 00:10:47.2724 UTC40.012-0.408iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909875
TCOL_BHZ80.476°110.01°P2016-04-17 00:10:47.6064 UTC17.61-0.294iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909889
H24K_BHZ80.813°110.15°P2016-04-17 00:10:50.4362 UTC87.2150.732iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909883
O20K_BHZ81.137°104.94°P2016-04-17 00:10:51.7078 UTC39.1290.276iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909996
I23K_BHZ81.164°108.66°P2016-04-17 00:10:51.4503 UTC96.928-0.123iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909887
Q19K_BHZ81.352°103.87°P2016-04-17 00:10:52.449 UTC50.622-0.123iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909900
H23K_BHZ81.452°108.59°P2016-04-17 00:10:53.3766 UTC34.2420.276iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909910
N19K_BHZ82.206°103.39°P2016-04-17 00:10:56.6573 UTC-1-0.408iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612910210
I21K_BHZ82.224°106.24°P2016-04-17 00:10:57.0375 UTC-1-0.123iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612910211
P18K_BHZ82.249°102.55°P2016-04-17 00:10:56.8259 UTC24.572-0.464iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909985
L20K_BHZ82.324°104.15°P2016-04-17 00:10:57.3306 UTC111-0.351iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909913
O18K_BHZ82.339°102.63°P2016-04-17 00:10:57.5251 UTC99.368-0.237iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909984
TOLK_BHZ82.369°108.94°P2016-04-17 00:10:58.3071 UTC48.690.39iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909915
K20K_BHZ82.622°104.09°P2016-04-17 00:10:58.8848 UTC106.08-0.351iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909919
H21K_BHZ82.684°105.54°P2016-04-17 00:10:59.2632 UTC18.636-0.294iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909925
L19K_BHZ82.693°103.24°P2016-04-17 00:10:59.0261 UTC37.425-0.578iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909916
N18K_BHZ82.846°102.13°P2016-04-17 00:11:00.3344 UTC66.723-0.066iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909923
J20K_BHZ82.855°104.13°P2016-04-17 00:11:00.3205 UTC70.547-0.123iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909921
A21K_BHZ85.415°102.53°P2016-04-17 00:11:13.8366 UTC20.1690.39iasp91dbp:jtytell:1612909987

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