M5.5 earthquake near Bahía de Caráquez, Manabí

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 47 km WNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador on 8 Jul 2016, 04:28 UTC at a depth of 7 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 Bahía de Caráquez, about 48 km away in Manabí, Ecuador.