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Historic Earthquake
1942 Ecuador Earthquake
14 May 1942 · Guayaquil · Ecuador
On 14 May 1942 at 02:13 UTC, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Ecuador (Guayaquil), at a depth of 30 km. It occurred on the Nazca Plate, 40 km from its boundary with the North Andes Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 200 people.
- Date
- 14 May 1942
- Time
- 02:13 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.9
- Depth
- 30 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 200
- Estimated Damage
- 3 million US dollars
- Plate
- Nazca Plate
- Country
- Ecuador
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20232023 Guayas Earthquake · M 6.815 deaths
- 20162016 Ecuador Earthquake · M 7.8663 deaths
- 19981998 Bahía de Caráquez Earthquake · M 7.23 deaths
- 1976Esmeraldos · M 6.710 deaths
- 1960Ecuador11 deaths
- 1956Ecuador · M 7.3
- 1904Ecuador · M 7.7
- 1901Esmeraldas · M 7.8
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth