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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. [3]
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
Near the coast of Ecuador see 2016 Ecuador earthquake: 0.352 -79.926 676 dead 8 missing 7.8 M w (USGS) Centred 27 km SSE of Muisne, Ecuador, at a depth of 20.6 km. [185] April 28, 2016 19:33 Vanuatu -16.041 167.380 0 7.0 M w (USGS) Centred 2 km north of Norsup, Vanuatu, at a depth of 24.0 km. [186] May 18, 2016 16:46 Near the coast of Ecuador 0.498
A strong magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador late on Saturday the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
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 death toll from Ecuador's devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake last week has risen to 654 people.
Earthquakes in 2001–2010 Strongest magnitude 9.1 M w, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami Deadliest 9.1 M w, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami 227,898 Total fatalities 792,667 Number by magnitude 9.0+ 1 8.0–8.9 12 7.0–7.9 141 6.0–6.9 1,454 5.0–5.9 16,500 2011–2020 → The following is a list of significant earthquakes for the period 2001–2010, listing earthquakes of ...
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 ...