6.0 AND GREATER EARTHQUAKES ARE REPORTED ON THIS SITE AND ALL EARTHQUAKE STATS PERTAIN ONLY TO 6.0 AND GREATER MAGNITUDE QUAKES.

Map: CSEM-EMSC

A major 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit near the coast of Ecuador on May 18, 2016, at 16:46:43.5 UTC, at a depth of 30 km, reported CSEM-EMSC.

This mighty quake hit near the coast after a 6.7 magnitude quake hit the same area only about nine hours earlier.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a Tsunami Information Statement on May 18, 2016, at 16...


Continue reading ...