October 3, 1995 Earthquake: Quito, Ecuador
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Quito, Ecuador on October 3, 1995 at 01:51:23 UTC, 24 km below the surface. It killed 2 people.
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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
- October 3, 1995
- Time
- 01:51:23 UTC
- Place
- Quito, Ecuador
- Magnitude
- 7 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 24 km (15 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 2.750° S, 77.881° W
- Country
- Ecuador
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 83
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.
1995, Oct 3. Two people killed, 5 injured and at least 83 homes damaged or destroyed in Ecuador. Some damage at Archidona,
Canelos, Limon, Macas, Mendez, Patuca, Puyo, Santiago,
Sucua and Tena, Ecuador. Slight damage (V) at Quito,
Ecuador. Felt (V) at Ayabaca; (IV) at Chachapoyas and
Moyobamba; (III) at Chulucanas, Jaen and Tumbes; (II)
at Tarapoto, Peru. Felt in many parts of Ecuador, Peru
and in Colombia as far north as Bogota. Two events
about 3.6 seconds apart. (reference #1053)
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
- March 3, 1924, Ecuador
- July 30, 1960, Ecuador
- September 22, 1987, Ambato, Latacunga, Riobamba, Ecuador
- July 27, 1971, Guayaquil, Peru-Ecuador
- February 22, 2019, Azuay, Manabi, Morona Sant., Peru, Ecuador
- January 31, 2018, Pastaza, Ecuador
- November 16, 2007, Guayaquil, Peru-Ecuador
- March 1689, Tixan, Ecuador
- February 19, 1645, Ecuador
- August 5, 1950, Ecuador
- September 28, 1906, 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 5420.