Earthquakes by city Ecuador 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Machala today

Machala, Ecuador: 171 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

289,141

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

171

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

7.3

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

America/Guayaquil

Coordinates -3.259, -79.961

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-05-05 15:58 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 7.3

Tumbes, Peru

1953-12-12 17:31 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Machala today

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Machala.

1 M4.0+ event(s) have been observed in the last 30 days around Machala.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Machala reached magnitude 7.3 on 1953-12-12 17:31 UTC, near Tumbes.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Machala today?

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Machala.

When was the last earthquake near Machala?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-05-05 15:58 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Machala?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Machala reached magnitude 7.3 on 1953-12-12 17:31 UTC, near Tumbes.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Machala

The map centers on Machala and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude

4.7

Average depth

55.2 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 6 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-05-05 15:58	M 5.0	Tumbes Peru	55.9 km
2025-10-22 00:05	M 5.5	Santa Rosa Ecuador	77.1 km
2025-09-11 09:19	M 4.2	Machala Ecuador	52.3 km
2025-07-28 12:34	M 4.4	Santa Rosa Ecuador	59.2 km
2025-06-21 19:18	M 5.2	Naranjal Ecuador	50.0 km
2025-05-10 12:12	M 4.4	Naranjal Ecuador	10.0 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-06 1 events

2025-07 1 events

2025-09 1 events

2025-10 1 events

2026-05 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1953 M 7.3 max · 1 earthquakes 2023 M 6.8 max · 9 earthquakes 1982 M 6.1 max · 2 earthquakes 1999 M 5.9 max · 2 earthquakes 2019 M 5.8 max · 5 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 5.0	1
2025	M 5.5	8
2024	M 5.1	3
2023	M 6.8	9
2022	M 4.8	6
2021	M 4.7	4
2020	M 4.9	5
2019	M 5.8	5
2018	M 4.7	5
2017	M 5.5	5
2016	M 4.7	6
2015	M 5.1	9
2014	M 4.9	4
2013	M 5.0	4
2012	M 4.6	3
2011	M 4.9	7
2009	M 4.7	3
2008	M 5.2	5
2007	M 4.7	4
2006	M 4.9	5
2005	M 5.1	4
2004	M 5.3	2
2003	M 4.5	1
2002	M 5.1	4
2001	M 4.5	2
2000	M 4.4	2
1999	M 5.9	2
1998	M 4.9	3
1997	M 5.3	3
1996	M 4.0	1
1995	M 4.9	3
1994	M 4.3	1
1993	M 4.9	2
1992	M 5.3	1
1991	M 4.5	2
1990	M 5.6	6
1989	M 5.3	4
1988	M 5.0	3
1987	M 4.7	3
1986	M 4.8	1
1985	M 4.8	3
1984	M 5.4	2
1983	M 5.6	1
1982	M 6.1	2
1981	M 5.1	2
1979	M 5.1	2
1978	M 4.7	1
1977	M 4.5	1
1974	M 4.9	4
1970	M 5.2	1
1953	M 7.3	1