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Historic Earthquake
2010 Ecuador Earthquake
12 August 2010 · Manta, Guayaquil · Ecuador
On 12 August 2010 at 11:54 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Ecuador (Manta, Guayaquil), at a depth of 207 km. It occurred on the South American Plate, 138 km from its boundary with the North Andes Plate (continental collision).
- Date
- 12 August 2010
- Time
- 11:54 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 207 km
- Plate
- South American Plate
- Country
- Ecuador
- Nearest Volcano
- Sumaco (88 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20192019 Ecuador Earthquake · M 7.51 deaths
- 1995Quito · M 7.02 deaths
- 1987Napo Province, Quito · M 7.25,000 deaths
- 19491949 Pelileo Earthquake · M 6.56,000 deaths
- 1938Alangasi, Sangolqui · M 7.0
- 1924Ecuador · M 6.940 deaths
- 1923Ipiales · M 6.2300 deaths
- 1906Ecuador · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth