At approximately 11:30 p.m. on March 26, 2022, an earthquake was recorded in Quito, Esmeraldas and Los Ríos.
On the night of this Saturday, March 26, 2022, users of Quito, Esmeraldas and Los Rios They reported that they felt an earthquake.
The Geophysical Institute reported on Twitter a preliminary report of emeralds, with a magnitude of 3.6 and a depth of 10 km. Meanwhile, the Oceanographic Institute (Inocar) ruled out a tsunami.
The shaking was strong in these cities, according to users on social networks. “We were in the car or we felt that the car was turned around,” Kelly Gracia told LA HORA. Also, the power in the city center went out.
#EARTHQUAKE ID: igepn2022fzqz Revised 2022-03-26 23:39:30 TL Magnitude:3.9 Depth: 0.00 km, 16.56 km from Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas,Latitude: 0.8585 Longitude:-79.5504 Did you feel this earthquake? Report it! on https://t.co/z9SsGjOkD1 pic.twitter.com/K1slBAWpgb
– Geophysical Institute (@IGecuador) March 27, 2022
On Quito and the Rivers the situation was similar. Our community reported that they felt the earthquake in different parts of the city and the province. In the capital, the magnitude was 3.8 and the depth was 10.00 km.
No damage reported so far. (JG)
#EARTHQUAKE ID: igepn2022fzqu Preliminary 2022-03-26 23:31:44 TL Magnitude: 3.8 Depth: 10.00 km, 18.1 km from Quito, Pichincha, Latitude: -0.0884 Longitude: -78.3335 Did you feel this earthquake? Report it! on https://t.co/QIEvCwp2z7 pic.twitter.com/JlqG5BVtec
– Geophysical Institute (@IGecuador) March 27, 2022
