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Magnitude 6.0 Quake Rattles Peru–Ecuador Border Region With No Major Damage

Early assessments found neither casualties nor major damage, with no tsunami threat.

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El sismo fue sentido a las 4:28 a.m.
Sismo en Ecuador: así se sintió dentro de una iglesia.
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Overview

  • Peru’s Geophysical Institute (IGP) logged a magnitude 6.0 event at 7:05 p.m. local time on Oct. 21, centered 36 km southeast of Zarumilla (Tumbes) at a depth of about 70 km.
  • Ecuador’s Geophysical Institute reported a nearby quake around magnitude 6.1 near Arenillas (El Oro) at roughly 83 km depth at the same time.
  • The shaking was felt widely across southern Ecuador—Machala, Cuenca, Loja and Guayas—and northern Peru’s Tumbes region, prompting brief evacuations captured in viral videos.
  • Emergency agencies in both countries (COEN/COER/Indeci in Peru and SNGR in Ecuador) deployed rapid inspections and reported no casualties or significant structural damage.
  • Peru’s Navy ruled out a tsunami alert, and authorities continue monitoring for aftershocks as IGP recorded smaller quakes elsewhere, including near Callao and Chimbote.