July 13, 2007 Earthquake: Zaruma, Ecuador
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Zaruma, Ecuador on July 13, 2007 at 07:20:25 UTC, 50 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
- July 13, 2007
- Time
- 07:20:25 UTC
- Place
- Zaruma, Ecuador
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 50 km (31 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 3.987° S, 79.836° 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.
Some houses damaged slightly at Zaruma. Felt at Cariamanga. Felt (II) at Tumbes, Peru. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 10, 1970, S, N, Ecuador, Peru
- March 18, 2023, Tumbes, Azuay, El Oro, Guayas, Peru, Ecuador
- December 12, 1953, Peru-Ecuador
- October 5, 2022, Piura, Peru
- February 24, 1913, Gonzanama, San Pedro, Molleture, Ecuador
- July 30, 2021, Piura, Peru
- July 9, 1587, Piura, Peru
- February 7, 1959, Peru-Ecuador
- July 18, 1928, Peru
- July 24, 1912, Guayaquil, Huancabamba,cajamarca, Ecuador, Peru
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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 7554.