Ecuador

M5.4 Earthquake near Event of magnitude 5.4, near of Guayaquil (Monde) (Ecuador)

UTC time: 2025-10-22 00:05:43 UTC Local time: —
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M5.4 Earthquake near Event of magnitude 5.4, near of Guayaquil (Monde) (Ecuador) · 2025-10-22 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.4 Earthquake near Event of magnitude 5.4, near of Guayaquil (Monde) (Ecuador) · 2025-10-22 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On October 22, 2025 at 00:05 UTC, a magnitude M5.4 earthquake occurred near Event of magnitude 5.4, near of Guayaquil (Monde) (Ecuador). With a focal depth of about 60 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by RESIF. Ecuador: 2 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.1.

Details

ID
324056b719eb711bb330fbecec87293b33420f6c
Magnitude
M5.4
Depth
59.6 km
UTC time
2025-10-22 00:05:43 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
resif
Coordinates
-3.56690, -79.67528
Temperature
10.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 59.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 59.6 km
Shallow
59.6 km
59.6 km — deeper than the regional average (38.1 km)
Regional average: 38.1 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Piñas12.6 kmS16'981
Machala46.5 kmNW289'141
Cuenca106.1 kmNE636'996

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Sangay Activity reported
    Distance: 228 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'286 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Ecuador
  • Distance: 230 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 3'322 m ·Ecuador
  • Distance: 252 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'261 m ·Last eruption: 550 ·Ecuador
  • Distance: 271 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'023 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Ecuador
  • Distance: 313 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 3'914 m ·Last eruption: 1280 ·Ecuador
  • Distance: 340 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'162 m ·Ecuador

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Santa Rosa - Artillery Colonel Victor Larrea International AirportEcuador · ETR · SERO
    38.3 kmStraight-line distance
  • Ciudad de Catamayo AirportEcuador · LOH · SECA
    58.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Captain Pedro Canga Rodríguez International AirportPeru · TBP · SPME
    78.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours3
First 24 hours3
First 72 hours4
Strongest subsequent eventM5.5

Ecuador

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 148 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#3
Earlier events M≥436
Earlier events M≥510
Compared since2025-01-13

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

Historic earthquake map · Ecuador

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Country statistics · Ecuador

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