Earthquake registered in Cuenca on Saturday night

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake rattled the Azuay province in southern Ecuador on the evening of Saturday, August 15, 2026. The Geophysical Institute of the National Polytechnic School reported the tremor occurred at 7:22 PM local time, with its epicenter situated approximately 49.59 kilometers from Cuenca, the provincial capital.

The seismic event originated at a depth of 79 kilometers. Instrumental monitoring placed the earthquake's coordinates at 3.277° South latitude and 79.248° West longitude, within the jurisdiction of Azuay.

As of the latest official technical report, authorities have not received any notifications of damage to roads, homes, or public and private buildings in the surrounding cantons. Surveillance systems have not registered any material damage alerts. Citizen perception reports also remain absent, with no confirmed accounts of people feeling the tremor in the province's populated centers. Institutional monitoring channels continue to track seismic activity in the region.