August 29, 1674 Earthquake: Chimborazo,bolivar,quito, Ecuador

Date

August 29, 1674

Place

Chimborazo,bolivar,quito, Ecuador

Magnitude

7.7

Intensity

10 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

1.700° S, 79.000° W

Country

Ecuador

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

• February 4, 1797, Riobamba, Quito, Cuzco, Peru, Colombia, EcuadorM8.3 · 40,000 deaths · 37 km
• June 20, 1698, Tungurahua,cotopaxi,chimborazo, EcuadorM7.7 · 6,500 deaths · 65 km
• August 5, 1949, Tungurahua, EcuadorM6.5 · 6,000 deaths · $7.5 million · 93 km
• February 1640, Ecuador5,000 deaths · 44 km
• February 22, 1757, Cotopaxi,tungurahua, Latacunga, EcuadorM7 · 1,000 deaths · 99 km
• March 3, 1924, EcuadorM6.9 · 40 deaths · 46 km
• March 28, 1996, Cotopaxi, Pastaza, Tungurahua, Ambato, EcuadorM5.9 · 27 deaths · $7 million · 79 km
• March 18, 2023, Tumbes, Azuay, El Oro, Guayas, Peru, EcuadorM6.8 · 15 deaths · 291 houses destroyed · 157 km
• July 30, 1960, Ecuador11 deaths · 22 km
• August 18, 1980, W, Guayaquil, EcuadorM5.6 · 8 deaths · $5 million · 116 km
• August 11, 1990, Pamasqui, Quito, EcuadorM4.4 · 4 deaths · 192 km
• August 4, 1998, Bahia DE Caraquez, Canoa, EcuadorM7.2 · 3 deaths · 198 km
• September 22, 1987, Ambato, Latacunga, Riobamba, EcuadorM6.2 · 2 deaths · 133 km
• October 3, 1995, Quito, EcuadorM7 · 2 deaths · 83 houses destroyed · 171 km
• July 14, 2022, Guayas, EcuadorM5.7 · 1 death · 95 km

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