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M5.8 earthquake near Guayaquil, Guayas

2811 d ago · 4 Feb 2019, 17:45 UTC 24 km SSE of Guayaquil, Ecuador

What happened

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 24 km SSE of Guayaquil, Ecuador on 4 Feb 2019, 17:45 UTC at a depth of 70 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Guayaquil, about 24 km away in Guayas, Ecuador.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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