M5.5 earthquake near Piñas, El Oro

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 19 km WNW of Piñas, Ecuador on 22 Oct 2025, 00:05 UTC at a depth of 77 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 Piñas, about 19 km away in El Oro, Ecuador.