2019 Morona Santiago earthquake

The shock struck southern Ecuador close to the border with Peru, placed by the US Geological Survey 71 miles southeast of the town of Palora in Morona Santiago province. President Lenín Moreno said preliminary reports from near Macas, the provincial capital, showed no major damage, and that the shaking was felt all over the country.

Origin time (UTC)

2019-02-22T10:17

Magnitude

7.5

Magnitude type

mww

Depth (km)

145

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us2000jlfv

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: ecuador, morona santiago, palora, intermediate depth

Coordinates: -2.1862, -77.0505

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 and above in South America since 1990

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