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Earthquakes are common in Ecuador. Near the Nazca subduction zone the recorded history of interplate earthquakes spans 80 years. [3] At the time it struck the 1949 Ambato earthquake was the second-worst earthquake in Ecuador's modern history topped only by the 1797 Riobamba earthquake, [4] and the most devastating earthquake in the Western Hemisphere since the 1944 San Juan earthquake.
The most damaging earthquakes to affect Ecuador are those associated with faulting within the South American plate, such as the 1949 Ambato earthquake. Earthquakes within the downgoing Nazca plate, such as the M w 7.1 event of August 2010, are generally too deep to cause significant damage in Ecuador although they are felt over a wide area. [3]
110 people were killed and a further 800 were injured. 600 homes were destroyed. Unknown depth. 110: 800 28 [49] [50] [51] Japan, Fukui Prefecture, Honshu: 6.8: 10.0: VII The 1948 Fukui earthquake caused major destruction in the area. 5,131 people were killed and 11,000 were injured. About 63,000 homes were destroyed and another 18,543 were ...
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A strong magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador late on Saturday the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
The 7.8 magnitude quake struck off the Pacific coast on Saturday and was felt around the Andean nation of 16 million people. Earthquake kills 246 in Ecuador; people still trapped Skip to main content
1698 Ambato earthquake; 1797 Riobamba earthquake; 1868 Ecuador earthquakes; 1942 Ecuador earthquake; 1949 Ambato earthquake; 1953 Tumbes earthquake; 1958 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake; 1970 Peru–Ecuador earthquake; 1987 Ecuador earthquakes; 1998 Bahía de Caráquez earthquake; 2014 Ecuador earthquake; 2016 Ecuador earthquake; 2019 Peru earthquake
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