September 28, 1906 Earthquake: Ecuador
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Ecuador on September 28, 1906 at 15:24:54 UTC, 150 km below the surface.
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
- September 28, 1906
- Time
- 15:24:54 UTC
- Place
- Ecuador
- Magnitude
- 7.9 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 150 km (93 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 2.000° S, 79.000° W
- Country
- Ecuador
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 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.
September 28, 1906, 15:24:54 UTC, 2 S, 79 W, depth 150 km, magnitude 7.9 MS. (reference #88)
September 28, 1906, 15:24.9 UTC, 2 S, 79 W, depth 150 km, magnitude 7.5 MS. (reference #130)
September 28, 1906, 15:24:54 UTC, 2 S, 79 W, depth 150 km, magnitude 7.5 MS. (reference #1207)
September 28, 1906, 15:24:54 UTC, 6.172 S, 77.494 W, depth 150 km, magnitude 7.9 MS, intensity VII, light damage. (reference #1220)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- February 4, 1797, Riobamba, Quito, Cuzco, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador
- June 20, 1698, Tungurahua,cotopaxi,chimborazo, Ecuador
- August 5, 1949, Tungurahua, Ecuador
- February 1640, Ecuador
- February 22, 1757, Cotopaxi,tungurahua, Latacunga, Ecuador
- March 3, 1924, Ecuador
- March 28, 1996, Cotopaxi, Pastaza, Tungurahua, Ambato, Ecuador
- March 18, 2023, Tumbes, Azuay, El Oro, Guayas, Peru, Ecuador
- July 30, 1960, Ecuador
- August 18, 1980, W, Guayaquil, Ecuador
- October 3, 1995, Quito, Ecuador
- September 22, 1987, Ambato, Latacunga, Riobamba, Ecuador
- July 14, 2022, Guayas, Ecuador
- January 31, 2018, Pastaza, Ecuador
- July 27, 1971, Guayaquil, Peru-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 2784.