M6.6 earthquake near Bahía de Caráquez, Manabí

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 34 km SW of Pedernales, Ecuador on 2 Sept 1990, 04:26 UTC at a depth of 14 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 Bahía de Caráquez, about 53 km away in Manabí, Ecuador.