M6.2 earthquake near Santa Elena, Santa Elena

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 31 km N of Santa Elena, Ecuador on 31 Mar 2019, 07:04 UTC at a depth of 18 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 Santa Elena, about 32 km away in Santa Elena, Ecuador.