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Historic Earthquake
1913 Ecuador Earthquake
24 February 1913 · Gonzanama, San Pedro · Ecuador
On 24 February 1913 at 02:30 UTC, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Ecuador (Gonzanama, San Pedro), at a depth of 50 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 88 km from its boundary with the North Andes Plate (continental transform fault).
- Date
- 24 February 1913
- Time
- 02:30 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Depth
- 50 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Ecuador
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1995Quito · M 7.02 deaths
- 19701970 Peru-Ecuador Earthquake · M 7.682 deaths
- 1959Peru · M 7.4
- 19531953 Tumbes Earthquake · M 7.46 deaths
- 19281928 Chachapoyas Earthquake · M 7.329 deaths
- 1912Huancabamba, Cajamarca · M 7.0
- 1906Ecuador · M 7.9
- 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