Mw 6.8 Near Coast of Ecuador

updated 20 March 2023

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On 18 March 2023 a strong earthquake occurred near the coast of Ecuador at a depth of 66 km. The seismic event occurred at 17:12:53 UTC and had an estimated moment magnitude (Mw) 6.8.

The estimated primary trigger of this seismic event is a near quadruple planetary conjunction from 15 to 17 March 2023.

From 15 to 17 March four planetary conjunctions converged due to a near quadruple conjunction involving Earth, the Sun, Mercury and Neptune. A major earthquake occurred early on 16 March.

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Earth-Sun-Neptune         2023-03-15, 23:41:00  354°48'06"
Earth-Mercury-Neptune     2023-03-16, 17:06:37  354°49'46"
Sun-Mercury-Neptune       2023-03-17,  3:02:19  354°48'31"
Mercury-Sun-Earth         2023-03-17, 10:30:19  176°14'50"

Venus:   Mercury-Saturn   2023-03-12, 11:40:31   45°00'00"
Venus:   Mercury-Mars     2023-03-13, 13:23:07  135°00'00"
Venus:   Mercury-Jupiter  2023-03-13, 13:54:29   90°00'00"
Venus:   Mars-Jupiter     2023-03-13, 17:37:09  135°00'00"
Mercury: Venus-Saturn     2023-03-14,  7:47:53  135°00'00"
Sun:     Venus-Mars       2023-03-15,  3:27:57   45°00'00"
Sun:     Mercury-Venus    2023-03-15, 14:38:29   90°00'00"
Mercury: Venus-Jupiter    2023-03-18, 16:05:11   90°00'00"

Moon-Earth-Uranus         2023-03-12,  5:15:48   45°36'13"
Moon-Earth-Mars           2023-03-15,  3:17:12   84°49'43"
Earth-Moon-Saturn         2023-03-19, 16:50:06  331°04'55"

Earth:   Moon-Jupiter     2023-03-13,  6:19:52  135°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Saturn      2023-03-13,  8:07:50   90°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Venus       2023-03-14,  3:41:18  135°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Mercury     2023-03-14, 21:08:45   90°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Sun         2023-03-15,  1:39:32   90°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Neptune     2023-03-15,  3:11:03   90°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Uranus      2023-03-15, 13:26:26  135°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Jupiter     2023-03-16, 13:47:06   90°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Saturn      2023-03-16, 14:47:14   45°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Venus       2023-03-17, 15:15:46   90°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Neptune     2023-03-18,  6:32:55   45°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Mars        2023-03-18,  8:51:28  135°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Sun         2023-03-18, 10:21:51   45°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Mercury     2023-03-18, 12:10:37   45°00'00"
Earth:   Moon-Uranus      2023-03-18, 16:14:58   90°00'00"

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