International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1585228
Event time 2026-03-01 01:57:10 (UTC)
Local time 2026-03-01 06:57:10 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-03-01 02:04:42 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.5
Depth 11 km
Class Minor
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent South-America
Country Ecuador
Administration area Pichincha
Nearest settlement Pomasqui
Distance 13 km
Course N
Surface type underground quake



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (22,33 km), Mariscal Sucre International Airport (22,33 km), Mariscal Sucre International Airport (24,38 km), Mariscal Sucre International Airport (24,38 km), Ascazubi Airport (26,13 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Pululahua volcano (2,55 km), Casitagua volcano (10,67 km), Mojanda volcano (23,57 km), Guagua Pichincha volcano (29,25 km), Cuicocha volcano (29,85 km)
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