M5.2 earthquake near Salinas, Santa Elena

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 20 km NNW of Salinas, Ecuador on 3 Jun 2022, 06:24 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 Salinas, about 21 km away in Santa Elena, Ecuador.