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Historic Earthquake
2016 Ecuador Earthquake
16 April 2016 · Near West Coast, Manabi · Ecuador
On 16 April 2016 at 23:58 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Ecuador (Near West Coast, Manabi), at a depth of 21 km. It occurred on the North Andes Plate, 104 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 663 people and injured 6,274. 6,998 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 16 April 2016
- Time
- 23:58 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Depth
- 21 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 663
- Injuries
- 6,274
- Homes Destroyed
- 6,998
- Homes Damaged
- 29,672
- Estimated Damage
- 3.3 billion US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.6 m wave)
- Plate
- North Andes Plate
- Country
- Ecuador
- Nearest Volcano
- Guagua Pichincha (160 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1987Napo Province, Quito · M 7.25,000 deaths
- 19791979 Tumaco Earthquake · M 8.1600 deaths
- 19581958 Ecuador-Colombia Earthquake · M 7.6115 deaths
- 1956Ecuador · M 7.3
- 1942Guayaquil · M 7.9200 deaths
- 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