M5.6 earthquake near Bahía de Caráquez, Manabí

What happened

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 50 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador on 17 Apr 2016, 09:23 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 Bahía de Caráquez, about 50 km away in Manabí, Ecuador.