Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 48 km depth24 May 05:00 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 2 minutes.24 May 05:02: Magnitude recalculated from 3.5 to 3.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.00 to 48.00 km (from 3.1 to 30 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 102 km (64 mi) towards SW.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMay 24, 2026 04:57:50 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, May 23, 2026, at 11:57 pm (GMT -5)StatusconfirmedMagnitude3.90Depth48 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude2.91°S / 80.18°WEl Triunfo, Provincia del Guayas, EcuadorAlso near: Peru 55 km (34 mi) awaySeismic antipode2.91°N / 99.82°EIndonesiaShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoLicto (215 km / 134 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 23.5°C (74 F), humidity: 95%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from SSWEstimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy7 minutes agoMay 24, 2026 04:57 GMT / May 23, 2026 11:57 pm (GMT -5)Lat / Lng: -2.91 / -80.18: Near Coast OF EcuadorSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.1 / 51 km, IGEPN: 3.5 / 5 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23029942',-2.91000,-80.18000,'7 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Near Coast OF Ecuador',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in EcuadorNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Pasaje, a town with 45,000 inhabitants in Ecuador, in 62 km (39 mi) distance southeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Ecuador, Quito, 350 km (218 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry24 km (15 mi)N of epicenterPosorja(pop: 30,900)II: Very weakGuayaquil, Provincia del GuayasEcuador39 km (24 mi)NW of epicenterPlayas(pop: 30,600)II: Very weakProvincia del GuayasEcuador41 km (25 mi)E of epicenterBalao(pop: 12,200)II: Very weakProvincia del GuayasEcuador45 km (28 mi)SE of epicenterPuerto Bolivar(pop: 8,300)II: Very weakMachala, Provincia de El OroEcuador54 km (33 mi)SE of epicenterGuabo(pop: 26,600)II: Very weakProvincia de El OroEcuador62 km (39 mi)SE of epicenterPasaje(pop: 44,900)II: Very weakProvincia de El OroEcuador63 km (39 mi)S of epicenterHuaquillas(pop: 39,800)II: Very weakProvincia de El OroEcuador65 km (41 mi)S of epicenterSanta Rosa(pop: 41,800)II: Very weakProvincia de El OroEcuador67 km (41 mi)S of epicenterZarumilla(pop: 16,900)II: Very weakTumbesPeru68 km (42 mi)NE of epicenterNaranjal(pop: 32,000)II: Very weakProvincia del GuayasEcuador73 km (45 mi)S of epicenterArenillas(pop: 26,000)II: Very weakProvincia de El OroEcuador83 km (52 mi)N of epicenterSanta Lucia(pop: 12,500)II: Very weakGuayaquil, Provincia del GuayasEcuador84 km (52 mi)S of epicenterSan Juan de la Virgen(pop: 1,560)II: Very weakTumbes, TumbesPeru86 km (53 mi)N of epicenterGuayaquil(pop: 2,723,700)II: Very weakProvincia del GuayasEcuador91 km (56 mi)NE of epicenterEloy Alfaro(pop: 315,700)II: Very weakDuran, Provincia del GuayasEcuador102 km (63 mi)S of epicenterMarcabeli(pop: 5,450)II: Very weakMarcabeli, Provincia de El OroEcuador102 km (63 mi)SE of epicenterPinas(pop: 17,000)II: Very weakCanton Pinas, Provincia de El OroEcuador103 km (64 mi)SE of epicenterBalsas(pop: 7,880)II: Very weakProvincia de El OroEcuador105 km (65 mi)NE of epicenterYaguachi Nuevo(pop: 27,900)II: Very weakCanton Yaguachi, Provincia del GuayasEcuador107 km (66 mi)NW of epicenterSanta Elena(pop: 42,200)II: Very weakProvincia de Santa ElenaEcuador107 km (67 mi)SE of epicenterZaruma(pop: 12,500)II: Very weakProvincia de El OroEcuador108 km (67 mi)NE of epicenterLa Troncal(pop: 36,400)II: Very weakCanarEcuador108 km (67 mi)NE of epicenterMilagro(pop: 133,500)II: Very weakProvincia del GuayasEcuador111 km (69 mi)NW of epicenterLa Libertad(pop: 75,900)II: Very weakProvincia del GuayasEcuador111 km (69 mi)N of epicenterEl Triunfo(pop: 32,300)II: Very weakDaule, Provincia del GuayasEcuador114 km (71 mi)NE of epicenterNaranjito(pop: 34,200)II: Very weakProvincia del GuayasEcuador115 km (71 mi)N of epicenterLomas de Sargentillo(pop: 7,540)II: Very weakProvincia del GuayasEcuador115 km (72 mi)NW of epicenterSalinas(pop: 43,900)II: Very weakProvincia de Santa ElenaEcuador117 km (73 mi)NE of epicenterSamborondon(pop: 24,100)II: Very weakCanton Samborondon, Provincia del GuayasEcuador119 km (74 mi)N of epicenterDaule(pop: 173,700)II: Very weakProvincia del GuayasEcuador121 km (75 mi)NE of epicenterTres Postes(pop: 7,000)II: Very weakMilagro, Provincia del GuayasEcuador122 km (76 mi)N of epicenterPedro Carbo(pop: 23,400)II: Very weakProvincia del GuayasEcuador132 km (82 mi)E of epicenterCuenca(pop: 637,000)II: Very weakProvincia del AzuayEcuador133 km (82 mi)NE of epicenterAlfredo Baquerizo Moreno(pop: 12,600)II: Very weakProvincia del GuayasEcuador143 km (89 mi)NE of epicenterBabahoyo(pop: 76,300)II: Very weakProvincia de Los RiosEcuador151 km (94 mi)SE of epicenterCatamayo(pop: 18,600)II: Very weakProvincia de LojaEcuador159 km (99 mi)NE of epicenterMontalvo(pop: 15,500)I: Not feltProvincia de Los RiosEcuador162 km (101 mi)SE of epicenterLoja(pop: 274,100)I: Not feltProvincia de LojaEcuador187 km (116 mi)SE of epicenterZamora(pop: 15,300)I: Not feltZamora ChinchipeEcuador350 km (218 mi)NE of epicenterQuito(pop: 2,781,600)I: Not feltProvincia de PichinchaEcuadorNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-05-24EpicenterAgency3.948 km30 mi04:57:50.3NEAR COAST OF ECUADOREMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.151 km32 mi04:57:51Peru-Ecuador Border Region11 km (6.8 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)3.55 km3.1 mi04:58:05Ecuador - Guayas102 km (64 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCIGEPN (Institute of Geophysics of the National Polytechnic School in Quito)Previous quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 2 weeks after a magnitude 4.6 earthquake had hit on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 05:06 pm local time (America/Guayaquil GMT -5) in 132 km (82 mi) distance to the northeast:Mag. 4.6 earthquake 48 km east of Milagro - Provincia del Guayas, Ecuador - May 6, 2026 - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 7.4. It had occurred 7 years earlier, on Friday, Feb 22, 2019, at 05:17 am local time (America/Guayaquil GMT -5) in Pastaza, Ecuador:Mag. 7.4 earthquake Pastaza - Morona Santiago, Ecuador - Feb 22, 2019 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 7.8. It had occurred 84 years ago earlier, on Thursday, May 14, 1942, at 02:13 am local time (Universal Time GMT +0) in Provincia de Manabi, Ecuador:Mag. 7.8 earthquake 12 km southeast of Pedernales - Provincia de Manabi, Ecuador - May 14, 1942 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapMay 6, 05:06 pm (Guayaquil)4.697 km132 km (82 mi) to the NE 48 km east of Milagro, Provincia del Guayas, Ecuador 10 reportsInfoMay 1, 12:12 pm (GMT -5)3.476 km103 km (64 mi) to the E 49 km northwest of Cuenca, Provincia del Azuay, Ecuador 1 reportInfoApr 29, 05:25 pm (Guayaquil)3.891 km131 km (82 mi) to the E 12 km south of Cuenca, Provincia del Azuay, Ecuador 2 reportsInfoApr 4, 07:23 am (Guayaquil)4.947 km74 km (46 mi) to the N 55 km east of Santa Elena, Provincia de Santa Elena, Ecuador 13 reportsInfoMar 29, 02:56 am (GMT -5)3.088 km172 km (107 mi) to the E 34 km northeast of Azogues, Canar, EcuadorInfoMar 27, 01:01 pm (Guayaquil)3.529 km75 km (46 mi) to the NE 34 km southeast of Guayaquil, Provincia del Guayas, EcuadorInfoMar 18, 01:45 am (Guayaquil)3.710 km59 km (37 mi) to the EProvincia del Azuay, 39 km northeast of Machala, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador 1 reportInfoJun 21, 2025 02:18 pm (Guayaquil)5.247 km66 km (41 mi) to the NE 12 km NW of Naranjal, Ecuador 58 reportsInfoJan 13, 2025 09:20 pm (Guayaquil)5.350 km102 km (63 mi) to the NE 7.9 km west of Milagro, Provincia del Guayas, EcuadorInfoMay 7, 2023 07:51 pm (Guayaquil)5.290 km140 km (87 mi) to the E 9.1 km west of Azogues, Canar, Ecuador 86 reportsInfoApr 25, 2023 12:36 am (Guayaquil)5.269 km39 km (24 mi) to the E 10 km NNW of Baláo, Ecuador 37 reportsInfoMar 18, 2023 12:12 pm (Guayaquil)6.868 km39 km (24 mi) to the ESouth Pacific Ocean, Provincia del Azuay, 30 km east of Isla Puna Island, Ecuador 256 reportsInfoJul 14, 2022 05:30 pm (Guayaquil)5.773 km106 km (66 mi) to the NE 21 km northeast of Guayaquil, Provincia del Guayas, Ecuador 236 reportsInfoFeb 22, 2019 05:40 am (Guayaquil)5.584 km84 km (52 mi) to the NE Near Coast of Ecuador 72 reportsInfoFeb 22, 2019 05:17 am (Guayaquil)7.4148 km379 km (235 mi) to the EPastaza, 141 km east of Macas, Morona Santiago, Ecuador 477 reportsInfoFeb 4, 2019 12:45 pm (Guayaquil)5.754 km67 km (41 mi) to the NESouth Pacific Ocean, 24 km south of Guayaquil, Provincia del Guayas, Ecuador 145 reportsInfoOct 21, 2018 04:09 pm (Guayaquil)5.1102 km136 km (85 mi) to the NE Ecuador 54 reportsInfoSep 6, 2018 09:12 pm (Guayaquil)6.196 km174 km (108 mi) to the NE 7.6 km east of Alausi, Chimborazo, Ecuador 312 reportsInfoNov 17, 2017 11:23 pm (Guayaquil)5.338 km75 km (46 mi) to the E Near Coast of Ecuador 71 reportsInfoNov 17, 2017 08:40 am (Guayaquil)5.377 km83 km (52 mi) to the NE 43 km north of Naranjal, Provincia del Guayas, Ecuador 96 reportsInfoOct 15, 2015 05:07 am (Guayaquil)5.3102 km169 km (105 mi) to the E 33 km northeast of Azogues, Canar, Ecuador 32 reportsInfoApr 28, 2015 06:19 am (Guayaquil)5.279 km104 km (65 mi) to the NE 7.6 km west of Milagro, Provincia del Guayas, Ecuador 40 reportsInfoMar 25, 2014 04:56 am (Guayaquil)5.335 km124 km (77 mi) to the NE 20 km north of La Troncal, Canar, Ecuador 2 reportsInfoAug 12, 2010 06:54 am (Guayaquil)7.1207 km368 km (229 mi) to the NE 81 km east of Puyo, Pastaza, EcuadorInfoNov 11, 2002 06:53 pm (Guayaquil)5.133 km55 km (34 mi) to the N 33 km southwest of Guayaquil, Provincia del Guayas, EcuadorInfoMar 17, 2002 03:22 pm (Guayaquil)5.169 km59 km (36 mi) to the E near the coast of EcuadorInfoAug 4, 1998 01:59 pm (Guayaquil)7.233 km259 km (161 mi) to the N 3.5 km east of Bahia de Caraquez, Provincia de Manabi, EcuadorInfoNov 5, 1995 04:24 am (Guayaquil)5.233 km149 km (93 mi) to the E 19 km northeast of Cuenca, Provincia del Azuay, EcuadorInfoOct 2, 1995 08:51 pm (Guayaquil)7.024 km256 km (159 mi) to the E Peru-Ecuador border regionInfoMar 26, 1995 10:12 am (Guayaquil)5.691 km122 km (76 mi) to the NE near the coast of EcuadorInfoAug 18, 1992 07:53 am (Guayaquil)5.327 km29 km (18 mi) to the ESouth Pacific Ocean, 23 km east of Isla Puna Island, EcuadorInfoJun 11, 1991 07:45 pm (Guayaquil)5.894 km160 km (99 mi) to the NE 73 km south of Riobamba, Chimborazo, EcuadorInfoAug 26, 1982 12:22 am (Guayaquil)6.170 km42 km (26 mi) to the NE near the coast of EcuadorInfoMay 25, 1981 11:55 pm (Guayaquil)5.196 km111 km (69 mi) to the E 24 km southwest of Cuenca, Provincia del Azuay, EcuadorInfoAug 18, 1980 10:07 am (Guayaquil)5.655 km109 km (67 mi) to the N 31 km northwest of Guayaquil, Provincia del Guayas, EcuadorInfoFeb 18, 1980 08:03 am (Guayaquil)5.390 km88 km (55 mi) to the NE 18 km east of Guayaquil, Provincia del Guayas, EcuadorInfoMay 10, 1972 12:30 pm (Guayaquil)5.452 km164 km (102 mi) to the E 36 km northeast of Cuenca, Provincia del Azuay, EcuadorInfoJul 26, 1971 09:02 pm (Lima)7.4120 km318 km (197 mi) to the E 463 km west of Iquitos, Loreto, PeruInfoDec 9, 1970 11:34 pm (Lima)7.225 km130 km (81 mi) to the S Peru-Ecuador border regionInfoMar 25, 1970 08:21 am (Guayaquil)5.215 km140 km (87 mi) to the NE 34 km east of La Troncal, Canar, EcuadorInfoOct 25, 1964 05:56 pm (Guayaquil)5.315 km172 km (107 mi) to the NE 12 km N of Alausí, EcuadorInfoMar 20, 1964 01:55 am (Guayaquil)5.590 km93 km (58 mi) to the N 7.3 km north of Guayaquil, Provincia del Guayas, EcuadorInfoDec 12, 1953 12:31 pm (Lima)7.325 km88 km (54 mi) to the SWSouth Pacific Ocean, 21 km west of Tumbes, Tumbes, PeruInfoJan 30, 1943 05:33 am (Universal Time)6.259 km96 km (59 mi) to the N 24 km southwest of El Triunfo, Provincia del Guayas, EcuadorInfoMay 14, 1942 02:13 am (Universal Time)7.820 km323 km (201 mi) to the N 12 km southeast of Pedernales, Provincia de Manabi, EcuadorInfoAug 9, 1938 09:02 pm (Guayaquil)7.00 km351 km (218 mi) to the NE 16 km southeast of Quito, Provincia de Pichincha, EcuadorInfoFeb 23, 1913 09:30 pm (Guayaquil)7.70 km84 km (52 mi) to the SE 43 km east of Machala, Provincia de El Oro, EcuadorInfoNov 1, 1904 06:00 am (Guayaquil)7.70 km215 km (134 mi) to the N 8.4 km northwest of Portoviejo, Provincia de Manabi, EcuadorInfoJan 6, 1901 07:29 pm (GMT -5)7.80 km226 km (141 mi) to the NWSouth Pacific Ocean, 129 km west of Santa Elena, EcuadorInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]