Several prominent buildings were damaged, including the city hall in Manta. One car was flattened when a wall fell on top of it, but no one was in the car. Another three homes, only partially completed, collapsed in Manta. Another town along the coast, Porto Viejo, has reported damage. The two temblors were felt as far away as Colombia on Ecuador's northern border.
Uncertainty still permeates the quake's consequences.
In addition, the temblors' origins are still not known. Person noted that they could be associated with plate boundaries such as the South American and Middle Junction Plates, Person said. Immediately after the quakes, rumors flew about a possible tsunami, or a series of waves such as the ones that struck Papua New Guinea last month. However, that phenomenon was not a possibility this time. The NEIC did not see any wave activity reported after the event.