M5.1 earthquake near Sucre, Manabí

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Paján, Ecuador on 6 Mar 2016, 00:54 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Sucre, about 17 km away in Manabí, Ecuador.