The Geophysical Institute reported on February 1, 2021, of an earthquake registered in Galapagos. Photo: Twitter / @IGecuador.
Geophysicist registered an earthquake in Galapagos this February 1
February 1, 2021 10:39
The Geophysical Institute of the National Polytechnic School reported this morning, Monday, February 1, 2021, that an earthquake was registered in Galapagos .
It is the second time in the day that the Geophysicist reports an earthquake in the country. According to the entity, the earthquake occurred at 09:25 on February 1. The earthquake had a magnitude of 3.81 degrees on the Richter scale.
The epicenter of the earthquake was located at a depth of 10 kilometers 44.08 kilometers from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, in the Galapagos.
It is the second earthquake today, February 1. The first took place at 01:22 and was recorded in Pichincha. The epicenter of this earthquake, according to the Geophysicist, was 58.19 kilometers from Sangolquí at a depth of 5 kilometers.
Read the original coverage from Diario El Comercio at https://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/instituto-geofisico-sismo-galapagos-epicentro.html
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