Observed earthquake
23 km E of Palora, Ecuador
Recent observationReported by 3 agencies. Every solution below is that agency's own measurement, stored unaltered.
Agency solutions
The same earthquake as measured independently by each agency. Values are never averaged or rewritten.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Origin time | Epicentre | Review status | Source record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOFONGFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences | M4.7 mb | 156 km | 2026-10-07 16:06:06 UTC | 1.77°S, 77.94°W | Not stated | gfz2026tqzf ↗ |
| EMSCEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre | M4.3 mb | 162 km | 2026-10-07 16:06:06 UTC | 1.71°S, 77.76°W | Not stated | 20261007_0000233 ↗ |
| USGSUnited States Geological Survey | M4.3 mb | 162 km | 2026-10-07 16:06:06 UTC | 1.71°S, 77.76°W | Reviewed by an analyst64 stations | us6000u0s2 ↗ |
Source: Earthquake solutions from the GEOFON programme, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences. · Retrieved: 2026-10-08 06:52:53 UTC · grouped with match confidence 88%
Source: Earthquake data from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) via SeismicPortal. · Retrieved: 2026-10-07 16:10:24 UTC
Source: Earthquake data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. · Retrieved: 2026-10-07 17:12:08 UTC · grouped with match confidence 84%
Why the agencies differ
Differences of a few tenths of a magnitude unit and tens of kilometres are normal and expected. Each agency uses a different set of seismic stations, a different velocity model for the Earth's interior, and sometimes a different magnitude scale altogether. None of them is “wrong”; they are independent measurements of the same event.
Prakruti groups solutions only when they agree closely in both time and location, and shows the preferred solution — favouring an analyst-reviewed moment magnitude where one exists — while keeping every other solution visible above.