Ecuador Earthquake 2025. The march 18th, 2023, m 6.8 southern ecuador earthquake occurred as the result of oblique faulting at an intermediate depth, approximately 66 km beneath the earth's surface near the. Quito, ecuador โ a strong earthquake shook southern ecuador and northern peru on saturday, killing at least 15 people, trapping others under rubble and sending rescue.
Ecuador’s president guillermo lasso declared a state of emergency in 14 provinces worst affected by severe weather and a strong earthquake that shook the country. The epicenter of the quake was roughly 80.