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A strong earthquake struck southern Ecuador on 18 March 2023. [1] It measured 6.8 on the moment magnitude scale, and struck with a hypocenter 68.0 km (42.3 mi) deep. [1] The epicenter was located in the Gulf of Guayaquil, off the coast of Balao Canton and about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Guayaquil. [2]
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.
Magnitude 6.8 quake was centered just off the Pacific Coast, about 50 miles south of Guayaquil, Ecuador’s second-largest city Earthquake rocks Ecuador killing at least 15 and causing widespread ...
The 1953 Tumbes earthquake occurred on December 12 at 12:31:29 local time near the border between Peru and Ecuador. The shock had a moment magnitude of 7.5, a maximum Mercalli Intensity of VIII ( Severe ), and occurred in the northwestern offshore area of Tumbes , Peru .
At least 238 people were killed and hundreds were wounded, Vice President Jorge Glas said, after the magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck just before 7 p.m. Ecuador earthquake: State of emergency ...
This is a list of earthquakes in 2025. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in significant damage and/or casualties. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The maximum intensities are based on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. Earthquake magnitudes are based on data from the USGS.
This is a list of earthquakes in 2022. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, ... At least 96 buildings were damaged, most of them in Guayaquil. [386]
The earthquake was widely felt in both Ecuador (including Guayaquil, Esmeraldas and Quito) and Colombia (including Bogotá, Cali, Popayán and Buenaventura). [7] The coast in the epicentral region subsided by up to 1.6 m during the earthquake and the land movement locally disrupted river drainage.