Overview
- Peru’s geophysical institute reported a M6.0 quake at 19:05 local time near Zarumilla in Tumbes at a depth of 70 km with intensity III–IV.
- Ecuador’s seismic service recorded a contemporaneous event near Arenillas in El Oro with preliminary magnitude around 6.1 and depth estimates that varied in early reports.
- Shaking was felt strongly in southern Ecuador cities such as Machala and Cuenca and with moderate to strong intensity in Peruvian communities near the border.
- Indeci and COEN in Peru continued reconnaissance through the night with no confirmed casualties or significant structural damage reported.
- Peru’s Hydrography and Navigation Directorate stated the event does not generate a tsunami alert for the northern coast.