A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) was reported 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Salinas in Ecuador on Friday. Event id: us7000qu91. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qu91. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -81.0479 West, latitude -1.8831 South, depth = 0 km. Global time and date of event 05/09/25 / 2025-09-05 17:42:31 / September 5, 2025 @ 5:42 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 17:42:31 / 5:42 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Ecuador (c. 14 791 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 109 km (68 miles) from Manta (c. 183 200 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from La Libertad (c. 75 900 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Salinas (c. 43 900 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Santa Elena (c. 42 200 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Jipijapa (c. 35 900 pop), 111 km (69 miles) from Playas (c. 30 600 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Pedro Carbo (c. 23 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Playas, Manta, Lomas de Sargentillo (min 5000 pop).

Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 38 km NNW of Salinas, Ecuador.

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