M4.8 earthquake near Bahía de Caráquez, Manabí

What happened

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 36 km NNE of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador on 17 Apr 2016, 02:18 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. 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 37 km away in Manabí, Ecuador.