M5.3 earthquake near Tumbes, Tumbes

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 33 km W of Celica, Ecuador on 13 Feb 2021, 05:18 UTC at a depth of 69 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 Tumbes, about 69 km away in Tumbes, Peru.