M6.0 earthquake near Salinas, Santa Elena

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 87 km NW of Salinas, Ecuador on 17 Nov 2011, 01:57 UTC at a depth of 27 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 Salinas, about 87 km away in Santa Elena, Ecuador.