Overview
- Peru’s Geophysical Institute (IGP) logged a magnitude 6.0 event at 7:05 p.m. local time on Oct. 21, centered 36 km southeast of Zarumilla (Tumbes) at a depth of about 70 km.
- Ecuador’s Geophysical Institute reported a nearby quake around magnitude 6.1 near Arenillas (El Oro) at roughly 83 km depth at the same time.
- The shaking was felt widely across southern Ecuador—Machala, Cuenca, Loja and Guayas—and northern Peru’s Tumbes region, prompting brief evacuations captured in viral videos.
- Emergency agencies in both countries (COEN/COER/Indeci in Peru and SNGR in Ecuador) deployed rapid inspections and reported no casualties or significant structural damage.
- Peru’s Navy ruled out a tsunami alert, and authorities continue monitoring for aftershocks as IGP recorded smaller quakes elsewhere, including near Callao and Chimbote.