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He Geophysical Institute of the National Polytechnic School of Ecuador reported this Sunday twelve earthquakes of between 2.6 and 4 degrees of magnitude off the coast of Esmeraldas (north), near the border with Colombia, without causing damage.
“Until the publication of this report there are a total of 12 events associated with magnitudes between 2.60 and 4.00“, indicated the monitoring body in a” special seismic report. “
There he specified that “At 03:25 TL (0825 GMT), a (first) earthquake of magnitude 4.0 was recorded.”
After noting that “the depths of these events do not exceed 12 km” and that “the epicenters are located on the coast, on the outskirts of Esmeraldas” (north), the Geophysicist placed the detail -with time, magnitude and location- of all the replicas.
The records varied throughout the day with intensities of 4.0, 3.9, 3.4, down to the lowest at 2.6.
Another “isolated” event of magnitude 3.8 would have been reported in the same sector on January 8.
“The most likely explanation for the origin of this activity is the normal release of the accumulated tectonic stress at the boundary of a fault in this zone“published the seismic monitoring center
He warned that such activity is “normal” and that “Magnitudes like the rate of seismic activity will slowly decrease over time.”
The authorities have not ruled on the effects of these tremors nor have they raised any tsunami alert in the Ecuadorian coastal area.
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