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Historic Earthquake
1906 Ecuador Earthquake
28 September 1906 · Ecuador
On 28 September 1906 at 15:24 UTC, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Ecuador, at a depth of 150 km. It occurred on the North Andes Plate, 8 km from its boundary with the South American Plate (continental collision).
- Date
- 28 September 1906
- Time
- 15:24 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.9
- Depth
- 150 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Plate
- North Andes Plate
- Country
- Ecuador
- Nearest Volcano
- Licto (49 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20192019 Ecuador Earthquake · M 7.51 deaths
- 20162016 Ecuador Earthquake · M 7.8663 deaths
- 1987Napo Province, Quito · M 7.25,000 deaths
- 19701970 Peru-Ecuador Earthquake · M 7.682 deaths
- 1956Ecuador · M 7.3
- 19531953 Tumbes Earthquake · M 7.46 deaths
- 1913Gonzanama, San Pedro · M 7.7
- 1904Ecuador · M 7.7
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth