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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.
Earthquake damage to the Embassy of Ecuador in an alley at Euclid Street NW and University Place NW in Washington, D.C. The alley was closed off. An occupant of the building, who was in the alley at the time, didn't realize there was an earthquake and thought a construction crew was knocking down the building. Date: 23 August 2011, 03:11:04: Source
A pie chart comparing the seismic moment release of the three largest earthquakes for the hundred-year period from 1906 to 2005 with that for all earthquakes of magnitudes <6, 6 to 7, 7 to 8, and >8 for the same period. The 2011 Japan quake would be roughly similar to Sumatra. Earthquakes of magnitude 8.0 and greater from 1900 to 2018.
A strong magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador late on Saturday the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador’s Guayas province on Thursday evening, July 14, shaking homes and other structures, authorities said.Ecuador’s Risk and Emergency Management Service ...
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 ...
This earthquake caused some damage and two injuries. A tsunami warning was issued for the Okinawa prefecture. [40] - 2 27 [41] Chile, Ñuble Region, Itata Province, 36 km WNW of Quirihue: 8.8 22.9 VIII The 2010 Chile earthquake was the largest event of 2010, and the most significant earthquake to impact Chile since the 1960 Valdivia earthquake ...
The 7.8 magnitude quake struck off the Pacific coast on Saturday and was felt around the Andean nation of 16 million people.