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M 5.4 - 15km SE of Rio Dell, CA Earthquake

On December 14, 2022, the Southern California Earthquake Center received an alert from Earling's exclusive Severe Ground Condition models indicating a high-risk seismic time-window in the region. As predicted, a M6.4 earthquake occurred near Ferndale, California on December 20, 2022. A few days later, a M5.4 earthquake was recorded in Rio Dell, near the epicenter of the previous earthquake. We believe it was an independent event not an aftershock of the last December 20 earthquake. About 200,000 were affected somehow with the event.

Ecuador Earthquake Preparedness Alert

Ecuador

Ecuador, a country exposed to a high seismic hazard from megathrust subduction earthquakes and moderate‐to‐large shallow crustal earthquakes.

Quito

Quito can be strongly affected by three kind of earthquakes: (1) events with magnitude larger than 8 coming from the subduction zone located at more than 200 km (e.g. Esmeralda, Mw 8.8), (2) shallow events with a magnitude 7 to 7.5 from the Andes cordillera and originated about 80 km away or more and (3) events with a magnitude 6 to 7 occurring on faults close to the city.