November 22, 1687 Earthquake: Ecuador
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Ecuador on November 22, 1687.
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
- November 22, 1687
- Place
- Ecuador
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 1.300° S, 78.600° W
- Country
- Ecuador
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Reference #1127 list on November 22, a great earthquake in Ambato, Pelileo and Latacunga. The epicenter between the hills of Pondoa and Saoatoa shook part of the provinces of Tungurahua and Cotopaxi. In Izamba, Quisapincha, Ambato, Pelileo, Pillaro, San Miguel and Latacunga, the destruction and calamities were lamented with unfortunate memories.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- August 16, 1868, San Pablo, Guayaquil,ibarra, Colombia, Ecuador
- February 4, 1797, Riobamba, Quito, Cuzco, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador
- June 20, 1698, Tungurahua,cotopaxi,chimborazo, Ecuador
- August 5, 1949, Tungurahua, Ecuador
- February 1640, Ecuador
- March 6, 1987, Napo Province, Quito, Tulcan, Ecuador
- February 22, 1757, Cotopaxi,tungurahua, Latacunga, Ecuador
- March 3, 1924, Ecuador
- March 28, 1996, Cotopaxi, Pastaza, Tungurahua, Ambato, Ecuador
- July 30, 1960, Ecuador
- August 18, 1980, W, Guayaquil, Ecuador
- August 11, 1990, Pamasqui, Quito, Ecuador
- August 12, 2014, Quito, Ecuador
- September 22, 1987, Ambato, Latacunga, Riobamba, Ecuador
- October 3, 1995, Quito, Ecuador
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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 1106.