January 24, 2005 Earthquake: Puerto Lopez, Salango, Near West Coast, Ecuador
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Puerto Lopez, Salango, Near West Coast, Ecuador on January 24, 2005 at 23:23:26 UTC, 17 km below the surface.
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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
- January 24, 2005
- Time
- 23:23:26 UTC
- Place
- Puerto Lopez, Salango, Near West Coast, Ecuador
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 17 km (11 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 1.364° S, 80.785° W
- Country
- Ecuador
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Some (about 51 to 100)
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.
Some houses collapsed at Puerto Lopez. Some houses damaged and landslides occurred at Salango. Felt at Bahia de Caraquez, Guayaquil, Manta, Portoviejo, Puerto Cayo, Quito and Salinas. Felt lightly at Esmeraldas.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 14, 1942, Guayaquil, Ecuador
- March 18, 2023, Tumbes, Azuay, El Oro, Guayas, Peru, Ecuador
- July 30, 1960, Ecuador
- August 18, 1980, W, Guayaquil, Ecuador
- August 4, 1998, Bahia DE Caraquez, Canoa, Ecuador
- July 14, 2022, Guayas, Ecuador
- November 1, 1904, Ecuador
- October 2, 1933, Ecuador
- January 30, 1943, Guayaquil, Ecuador
- January 16, 1956, Ecuador
- January 7, 1901, Esmeraldas, 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 5840.