January 10, 1641 Earthquake: Ecuador

Name: January 10, 1641 Earthquake: Ecuador
Start: 1641-01-10
Location: Ecuador

January 10, 1641 · M7.6

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Ecuador on January 10, 1641.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: January 10, 1641
Place: Ecuador
Magnitude: 7.6
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 1.500° S, 78.500° W
Country: Ecuador

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

February 4, 1797, Riobamba, Quito, Cuzco, Peru, Colombia, EcuadorM8.3 · 40,000 deaths · 24 km
June 20, 1698, Tungurahua,cotopaxi,chimborazo, EcuadorM7.7 · 6,500 deaths · 40 km
August 5, 1949, Tungurahua, EcuadorM6.5 · 6,000 deaths · $7.5 million · 36 km
February 1640, Ecuador5,000 deaths · 25 km
March 6, 1987, Napo Province, Quito, Tulcan, EcuadorM7.2 · 5,000 deaths · $1.5 billion · 193 km
February 22, 1757, Cotopaxi,tungurahua, Latacunga, EcuadorM7 · 1,000 deaths · 68 km
March 3, 1924, EcuadorM6.9 · 40 deaths · 16 km
March 28, 1996, Cotopaxi, Pastaza, Tungurahua, Ambato, EcuadorM5.9 · 27 deaths · $7 million · 58 km
July 30, 1960, Ecuador11 deaths · 56 km
August 18, 1980, W, Guayaquil, EcuadorM5.6 · 8 deaths · $5 million · 176 km
August 11, 1990, Pamasqui, Quito, EcuadorM4.4 · 4 deaths · 160 km
August 12, 2014, Quito, EcuadorM5.1 · 3 deaths · 166 km
September 22, 1987, Ambato, Latacunga, Riobamba, EcuadorM6.2 · 2 deaths · 77 km
October 3, 1995, Quito, EcuadorM7 · 2 deaths · 83 houses destroyed · 155 km
January 31, 2018, Pastaza, EcuadorM5.2 · 1 death · 96 km

Significant earthquakes of 1641 The 1600s Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 949.