South America
Earthquakes in Ecuador
Every earthquake in and around Ecuador since 1900: how often it shakes, the strongest on record and the latest quakes. Offshore quakes within 300 km of its towns count too.
Past 30 days8M2.5+
Past year55M2.5+
Magnitude 6+100since 1900
StrongestM 8.81906 · 1906 Ecuador-Colombia Earthquake
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Before the 1970s fewer stations were recording, so early years undercount the smaller quakes.
The strongest earthquakes in Ecuador
- 8.8 1906 Ecuador-Colombia Earthquake Jan 31, 1906
- 7.8 27 km SSE of Muisne, Ecuador Apr 16, 2016
- 7.8 12 km SE of Pedernales, Ecuador May 14, 1942
- 7.6 near the coast of Ecuador Jan 19, 1958
- 7.5 115 km ESE of Palora, Ecuador Feb 22, 2019
- 7.4 98 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador Jul 27, 1971
- 7.2 3 km E of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador Aug 4, 1998
- 7.2 29 km SSE of Pimampiro, Ecuador Mar 6, 1987
- 7.2 Near the coast of Ecuador Jan 7, 1901
- 7.1 Ecuador Aug 12, 2010
Last 24 months
How deep
The latest
- 4.1 5 km SW of Azogues, Ecuador Oct 27, 2026
- 4.2 22 km ENE of Palora, Ecuador Oct 24, 2026
- 4.1 3 km SSE of Zamora, Ecuador Oct 17, 2026
- 4.1 33 km NE of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador Oct 14, 2026
- 4.4 22 km NNE of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador Oct 13, 2026
- 4.1 27 km WSW of Palora, Ecuador Oct 12, 2026
- 4.3 23 km E of Palora, Ecuador Oct 7, 2026
- 4.3 41 km WNW of Puerto Bolívar, Ecuador Oct 4, 2026
- 4.9 115 km WSW of Alianza Cristiana, Peru Sep 19, 2026
- 4.5 12 km WNW of Palora, Ecuador Sep 15, 2026
- 4.8 107 km WSW of Alianza Cristiana, Peru Sep 14, 2026
- 4.8 258 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador Sep 10, 2026
- 4.8 255 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador Sep 10, 2026
- 4.7 119 km WSW of Alianza Cristiana, Peru Sep 10, 2026
- 5.3 126 km WSW of Alianza Cristiana, Peru Sep 10, 2026