M6.2 earthquake near Bahía de Caráquez, Manabí

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 40 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador on 1 Apr 1953, 11:21 UTC at a depth of 20 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Bahía de Caráquez, about 41 km away in Manabí, Ecuador.