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Historic Earthquake
1958 Ecuador-Colombia Earthquake
19 January 1958 · Colombia
On 19 January 1958 at 14:07 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Colombia, at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the North Andes Plate, 72 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 115 people (including tsunami victims) and injured 46.
- Date
- 19 January 1958
- Time
- 14:07 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 60 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 115
- Injuries
- 46
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami
- Plate
- North Andes Plate
- Country
- Colombia
- Nearest Volcano
- Chachimbiro (177 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20162016 Ecuador Earthquake · M 7.8663 deaths
- 19981998 Bahía de Caráquez Earthquake · M 7.23 deaths
- 1987Napo Province, Quito · M 7.25,000 deaths
- 19791979 Tumaco Earthquake · M 8.1600 deaths
- 1956Ecuador · M 7.3
- 1938Alangasi, Sangolqui · M 7.0
- 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