Earthquakes in Ecuador — September 2025

7 earthquakes were recorded in Ecuador during September 2025, an average of 0.2 per day.

7 reached magnitude 4 or above and 2 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 38 km.

The month's largest event in Ecuador was a magnitude 5.4 earthquake near Salinas, Ecuador on 05 September 2025 at 17:42 UTC. A magnitude 5.4 earthquake radiates roughly 1,898 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is well above the Ecuador monthly average of 3 events over the period we cover — an unusually active month, and up from the 3 recorded the previous month.

86% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 14% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). The mix is dominated by shallow crustal events, with a minority of intermediate-depth activity.

By band, the catalogue holds 5 in the magnitude 4 range, 2 in the magnitude 5 range.

Activity peaked on 19 September, when 2 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M5.4 near Salinas, Ecuador on 05 September at 0 km; M5.3 near Puyo, Ecuador on 03 September at 163 km; M4.9 near Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador on 19 September at 34 km.

That is 111% above the 3 events Ecuador averages per month across the 19 months on record.