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Historic Earthquake
1924 Ecuador Earthquake
3 March 1924 · Ecuador
On 3 March 1924 at 08:01 UTC, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Ecuador. It occurred on the South American Plate, 22 km from its boundary with the North Andes Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 40 people.
- Date
- 3 March 1924
- Time
- 08:01 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.9
- Deaths
- 40
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Ecuador
- Nearest Volcano
- Licto (21 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 20162016 Ecuador Earthquake · M 7.8663 deaths
- 1956Ecuador · M 7.3
- 19531953 Tumbes Earthquake · M 7.46 deaths
- 1913Gonzanama, San Pedro · M 7.7
- 1906Ecuador · M 7.9
- 19061906 Ecuador-Colombia Earthquak · M 8.81,000 deaths
- 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