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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]
Organizers at the Dupont Circle Boobquake. An estimated total of 200,000 people participated in Boobquake on April 26, 2010. [11] [14] The so-called "epicenter" of Boobquake was a light-hearted two-hour gathering at 1:00 pm at the Purdue Bell Tower in West Lafayette, Indiana.
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
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.
The death toll from Ecuador's devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake last week has risen to 654 people.
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 ...
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 ...