M5.0 earthquake near La Troncal, Canar

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of La Troncal, Ecuador on 18 Aug 2019, 09:28 UTC at a depth of 85 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is La Troncal, about 13 km away in Canar, Ecuador.