Just 6 minutes ago, a 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck near Naranjal, Provincia del Guayas, Ecuador. The tremor was recorded early afternoon on Saturday, June 21st, 2025, at 2:18 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 10. km below the surface.The event was filed by The Colombian Geological Service (SGC), the first seismological agency to report it.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Naranjal (pop. 32,000) located 21 km from the epicenter, Posorja (pop. 30,900) 49 km away, Guayaquil (pop. 2,723,700) 56 km away, Eloy Alfaro (pop. 315,700) 59 km away, and La Troncal (pop. 36,400) 60 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.Weak shaking might have been felt in Milagro (pop. 133,500) located 67 km from the epicenter, Pasaje (pop. 44,900) 70 km away, Cuenca (pop. 637,000) 92 km away, and Daule (pop. 173,700) 95 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jun 21, 2025 02:18 pm (GMT -5) local time (21 Jun 2025 19:18 GMT)Magnitude: 5.7Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 2.7°S / 79.8°W (Provincia del Guayas, Ecuador)Primary data source: SGC