M 6.8 in Ecuador on 18 Mar 2023 17:12 UTC

2023-03-18 17:23 message from NTWC

Key information extracted from original GTS message :
Evaluation

  • An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 occurred near the coast of ECUADOR at 613 am sst on saturday MARCH 18 2023
  • Based on all available data there is no TSUNAMI threat to AMERICAN SAMOA from this earthquake