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Earthquakes near Santa Rosa, El Oro today

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Yes — M4.1 earthquake 83 km SSW of Santa Rosa, El Oro, 24 hours ago Oct 24, 15:57 local time (Oct 24, 20:57 UTC), depth 68 km.

Was there an earthquake in Santa Rosa, El Oro just now? This page checks the live USGS catalogue for quakes around Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador and updates every few minutes.

Last 24 hours
1 M2.5+ within 100 km
Last 7 days
1 M2.5+ within 100 km
Last 30 days
2 M2.5+ within 100 km
Largest in 30 days
M4.3 58 km NW, Oct 4, 2026
Largest in past year
M5.1 122 km S, Jun 13, 2026
Past year count
13 M2.5+ within 150 km
Nearest in 30 days
58 km M4.3, Oct 4, 2026

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Recent earthquakes near Santa Rosa, El Oro

USGS recorded 2 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 100 km of Santa Rosa, El Oro in the past 30 days, 1 of them in the last 7 days. The most recent was M4.1 83 km SSW of the city at Oct 24, 15:57 local time (24 hours ago).

The average depth was about 57 km and 2 of 2 were shallow (under 70 km), which are the ones most likely to be felt at the surface.

Time (Santa Rosa, El Oro)UTCMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocation
Oct 24, 15:57Oct 24, 20:57 UTCM4.183 km SSW68 km37 km ESE of Cañaveral, Peru
Oct 4, 03:57Oct 4, 08:57 UTCM4.358 km NW46 km41 km WNW of Puerto Bolívar, Ecuador

M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in America/Guayaquil.

Largest earthquakes near Santa Rosa, El Oro in the past year

The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Santa Rosa, El Oro in the past 12 months was M5.1 on Jun 13, 2026, 122 km S of the city (8 km WSW of Suyo, Peru).

With 13 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 1.1 a month), the area around Santa Rosa, El Oro is moderately active by global standards. 5 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.

DateMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocation
Jun 13, 2026M5.1122 km S81 km8 km WSW of Suyo, Peru
May 5, 2026M4.981 km W43 km14 km N of Zorritos, Peru
Apr 4, 2026M4.9141 km NNW57 km38 km W of Santa Lucía, Ecuador
Apr 11, 2026M4.8146 km SW53 km32 km N of Querecotillo, Peru
Jul 9, 2026M4.6126 km NW39 km51 km WSW of Playas, Ecuador
Mar 23, 2026M4.4131 km WSW35 km19 km N of Máncora, Peru
Oct 4, 2026M4.358 km NW46 km41 km WNW of Puerto Bolívar, Ecuador
Apr 14, 2026M4.3137 km SSW60 km35 km N of Huangala, Peru
Mar 23, 2026M4.3132 km WSW35 km33 km N of Máncora, Peru
Aug 27, 2026M4.241 km N52 km19 km NNW of Machala, Ecuador

Was it felt in Santa Rosa, El Oro?

The largest nearby quake this month, M4.3 at 58 km, may have been felt lightly in Santa Rosa, El Oro by a rough rule of thumb (an M3 is typically noticed within a few tens of km, an M5 up to a few hundred km; local ground and building type matter a lot).

USGS "Did You Feel It?" received reports for 1 of these quakes: M4.1 on Oct 24, 2026 (1 reports, max intensity 3.1).

If you felt shaking, you can report it to USGS; reports refine the intensity map within minutes.

Tsunami warning status

None of the earthquakes near Santa Rosa, El Oro in the past year carried the USGS tsunami flag, which USGS sets for large quakes in oceanic regions where the tsunami warning centres issue messages.

Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.

Earthquakes around the world today

Worldwide, USGS listed 147 earthquakes of M1+ in the last 24 hours; the largest was M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region.

USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event.

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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).