July 25, 2022 Earthquake: Ecuador, Colombia
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Ecuador, Colombia on July 25, 2022 at 13:33:28 UTC, 3 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 25, 2022
- Time
- 13:33:28 UTC
- Place
- Ecuador, Colombia
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 3 km (2 mi)
- Intensity
- 5 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 0.676° N, 77.829° W
- Country
- Ecuador
The toll
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 1
- Houses damaged
- 587
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.
Five people injured and 271 homes and 6 buildings damaged at San Gabriel. Three people injured and 296 homes and 6 buildings damaged at El Angel. One person injured and 20 homes and 10 buildings damaged at Tulcan. One home destroyed at Tuquerres, Colombia. Cuaspud, Colombia - CDI: 5; Ibarra, Ecuador - CDI: 4; Otavalo, Ecuador - CDI: 4; Quito, Ecuador - CDI: 3; Cotacachi, Ecuador - CDI: 2 (reference #13456)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- August 16, 1868, San Pablo, Guayaquil,ibarra, Colombia, Ecuador
- March 6, 1987, Napo Province, Quito, Tulcan, Ecuador
- January 31, 1906, Off Coast, Ecuador
- February 22, 1757, Cotopaxi,tungurahua, Latacunga, Ecuador
- December 12, 1979, Off Shore, Pacific Ocean, Colombia
- December 14, 1923, Ipiales, Colombia
- January 9, 1936, Colombia
- August 7, 1935, Funes, Colombia
- August 11, 1990, Pamasqui, Quito, Ecuador
- August 12, 2014, Quito, Ecuador
- June 12, 2018, Pasto, Colombia
- July 14, 1947, Pasto, Colombia
- September 22, 1987, Ambato, Latacunga, Riobamba, Ecuador
- May 18, 2016, Manabi Province, Ecuador
- March 27, 2022, 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 10976.