Significant Earthquakes in Ecuador

Earthquakes

70

Deaths counted

135,496

Earliest

1556

• August 16, 1868, San Pablo, Guayaquil,ibarra, Colombia, EcuadorM7.7 · 70,000 deaths
• February 4, 1797, Riobamba, Quito, Cuzco, Peru, Colombia, EcuadorM8.3 · 40,000 deaths · tsunami
• June 20, 1698, Tungurahua,cotopaxi,chimborazo, EcuadorM7.7 · 6,500 deaths
• August 5, 1949, Tungurahua, EcuadorM6.5 · 6,000 deaths · $7.5 million
• February 1640, Ecuador5,000 deaths
• March 6, 1987, Napo Province, Quito, Tulcan, EcuadorM7.2 · 5,000 deaths · $1.5 billion
• February 22, 1757, Cotopaxi,tungurahua, Latacunga, EcuadorM7 · 1,000 deaths
• January 31, 1906, Off Coast, EcuadorM8.8 · 1,000 deaths · tsunami
• April 16, 2016, Manabi, Esmeraldas, Near West Coast, EcuadorM7.8 · 663 deaths · $3.3 billion · 6,998 houses destroyed · tsunami
• May 14, 1942, Guayaquil, EcuadorM7.9 · 200 deaths · $2.5 million
• March 3, 1924, EcuadorM6.9 · 40 deaths
• March 28, 1996, Cotopaxi, Pastaza, Tungurahua, Ambato, EcuadorM5.9 · 27 deaths · $7 million
• March 18, 2023, Tumbes, Azuay, El Oro, Guayas, Peru, EcuadorM6.8 · 15 deaths · 291 houses destroyed
• July 30, 1960, Ecuador11 deaths
• April 9, 1976, Esmeraldos, EcuadorM6.7 · 10 deaths · $4 million

• April 25, 2025, Esmeraldas, EcuadorM6.3 · tsunami
• March 18, 2023, Tumbes, Azuay, El Oro, Guayas, Peru, EcuadorM6.8 · 15 deaths · 291 houses destroyed
• July 25, 2022, Ecuador, ColombiaM5.7 · 1 house destroyed
• July 14, 2022, Guayas, EcuadorM5.7 · 1 death
• March 27, 2022, Esmeraldas, EcuadorM5.8 · 1 death · 779 houses destroyed
• February 22, 2019, Azuay, Manabi, Morona Sant., Peru, EcuadorM7.5 · 1 death · 5 houses destroyed
• January 31, 2018, Pastaza, EcuadorM5.2 · 1 death
• December 19, 2016, Esmeraldas, EcuadorM5.4 · 3 deaths · 10 houses destroyed
• May 18, 2016, Manabi Province, EcuadorM6.9 · 1 death
• April 16, 2016, Manabi, Esmeraldas, Near West Coast, EcuadorM7.8 · 663 deaths · $3.3 billion · 6,998 houses destroyed · tsunami
• August 12, 2014, Quito, EcuadorM5.1 · 3 deaths
• October 29, 2011, Pomasqui, EcuadorM4
• August 12, 2010, Manta, Guayaquil, Loja, EcuadorM7.1
• October 9, 2009, Tena, EcuadorM5.4
• November 16, 2007, Guayaquil, Peru-EcuadorM6.8
• July 13, 2007, Zaruma, EcuadorM4.5
• October 24, 2005, Baeza, EcuadorM4.8
• January 24, 2005, Puerto Lopez, Salango, Near West Coast, EcuadorM6.1
• August 4, 1998, Bahia DE Caraquez, Canoa, EcuadorM7.2 · 3 deaths
• March 28, 1996, Cotopaxi, Pastaza, Tungurahua, Ambato, EcuadorM5.9 · 27 deaths · $7 million
• October 3, 1995, Quito, EcuadorM7 · 2 deaths · 83 houses destroyed
• August 11, 1990, Pamasqui, Quito, EcuadorM4.4 · 4 deaths
• June 25, 1989, Esmeraldas, Guayaquil, EcuadorM6.1
• September 22, 1987, Ambato, Latacunga, Riobamba, EcuadorM6.2 · 2 deaths
• March 6, 1987, Napo Province, Quito, Tulcan, EcuadorM7.2 · 5,000 deaths · $1.5 billion
• August 18, 1980, W, Guayaquil, EcuadorM5.6 · 8 deaths · $5 million
• April 9, 1976, Esmeraldos, EcuadorM6.7 · 10 deaths · $4 million
• December 17, 1969, Sasquisili, Pujili, Latacunga, EcuadorM4.2
• July 30, 1960, Ecuador11 deaths
• January 16, 1956, EcuadorM7.3
• August 5, 1950, EcuadorM6.8
• August 5, 1949, Tungurahua, EcuadorM6.5 · 6,000 deaths · $7.5 million
• September 15, 1944, Cotopaxi, EcuadorM5.5
• January 30, 1943, Guayaquil, EcuadorM6.9
• May 14, 1942, Guayaquil, EcuadorM7.9 · 200 deaths · $2.5 million
• August 10, 1938, Alangasi,sangolqui,tingo-Pichincha, EcuadorM7
• October 2, 1933, EcuadorM6.9 · tsunami
• July 25, 1929, Murco, EcuadorDeaths: some
• March 3, 1924, EcuadorM6.9 · 40 deaths
• February 24, 1923, EcuadorM6.8 · Deaths: some
• May 31, 1914, Monte Pullerina, EcuadorM5.8
• February 24, 1913, Gonzanama, San Pedro, Molleture, EcuadorM7.7 · Deaths: many
• September 28, 1906, EcuadorM7.9
• February 7, 1906, Colombia-Ecuadortsunami
• January 31, 1906, Off Coast, EcuadorM8.8 · 1,000 deaths · tsunami
• November 1, 1904, EcuadorM7.7
• January 7, 1901, Esmeraldas, EcuadorM7.8
• August 16, 1868, San Pablo, Guayaquil,ibarra, Colombia, EcuadorM7.7 · 70,000 deaths
• August 15, 1868, El Angel, Concepcion, EcuadorM8 · Deaths: few
• March 22, 1859, Pichincha, EcuadorDeaths: few
• 1808, Quito, Ecuador
• February 4, 1797, Riobamba, Quito, Cuzco, Peru, Colombia, EcuadorM8.3 · 40,000 deaths · tsunami
• February 22, 1757, Cotopaxi,tungurahua, Latacunga, EcuadorM7 · 1,000 deaths
• April 26, 1755, Pichincha, Quito, EcuadorM7 · Deaths: many
• December 5, 1736, EcuadorDeaths: some
• July 19, 1698, Ambato,carguayrazo, EcuadorDeaths: very many
• June 20, 1698, Tungurahua,cotopaxi,chimborazo, EcuadorM7.7 · 6,500 deaths
• March 1689, Tixan, EcuadorM6.8
• November 22, 1687, EcuadorM7.3
• August 29, 1674, Chimborazo,bolivar,quito, EcuadorM7.7
• January 1, 1662, EcuadorM5.4
• October 27, 1660, EcuadorM7.7
• February 19, 1645, EcuadorM7.5 · Deaths: many
• January 10, 1641, EcuadorM7.6
• February 1640, Ecuador5,000 deaths
• June 26, 1627, Quito, Ecuador
• August 7, 1590, Quito, Ecuador
• August 30, 1587, Quito, EcuadorDeaths: some
• September 8, 1575, EcuadorM7.8 · Deaths: many
• October 17, 1556, EcuadorM7.6

• Afghanistan72
• Albania56
• Algeria58
• Antarctica7
• Antigua and Barbuda3
• Argentina39
• Armenia13
• Atlantic Ocean7
• Australia34
• Austria8
• Azerbaijan17
• Azores28
• Bangladesh19
• Barbados1
• Belgium1
• Bering Sea1
• Bhutan5
• Bolivia19
• Bosnia and Herzegovina11
• Brazil13
• British Virgin Islands1
• Bulgaria18
• Burundi1
• Cameroon2
• Canada22
• Canary Islands2
• Central African Republic1
• Chile200
• China626
• Colombia83
• Comoros1
• Congo7
• Costa Rica37
• Cote d'Ivoire2
• Croatia53
• Cuba15
• Cyprus10
• Czech Republic1
• Djibouti2
• Dominica1
• Dominican Republic19
• Ecuador70
• Egypt17
• El Salvador42
• Eritrea6
• Ethiopia11
• Fiji20
• France43
• French Guiana2
• French Polynesia1
• Gabon1
• Georgia15
• Germany9
• Ghana6
• Greece296
• Greenland1
• Grenada1
• Guadeloupe9
• Guatemala47
• Guinea1
• Haiti21
• Honduras15
• Hungary5
• Iceland17
• India102
• Indian Ocean3
• Indonesia427
• Iran388
• Iraq24
• Ireland1
• Israel24
• Italy338
• Jamaica19
• Japan429
• Jordan5
• Kazakhstan9
• Kenya3
• Kermadec Islands23
• Kiribati1
• Kyrgyzstan15
• Laos2
• Lebanon14
• Libya2
• Madagascar1
• Malawi4
• Malaysia3
• Martinique10
• Mexico217
• Micronesia5
• Mongolia7
• Montenegro10
• Montserrat1
• Morocco21
• Mozambique3
• Myanmar43
• Nepal21
• Netherlands4
• New Caledonia28
• New Zealand72
• Nicaragua40
• North Korea6
• North Macedonia13
• Norway2
• Oman2
• Pacific Ocean2
• Pakistan55
• Palau1
• Panama23
• Papua New Guinea107
• Peru195
• Philippines233
• Poland8
• Portugal29
• Romania15
• Russia159
• Rwanda5
• Saint Lucia2
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
• Samoa8
• Saudi Arabia3
• Senegal1
• Serbia15
• Sierra Leone1
• Slovakia3
• Slovenia22
• Solomon Islands63
• Solomon Sea2
• South Africa14
• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands7
• South Korea22
• South Sudan4
• Spain35
• Sri Lanka1
• Sudan1
• Switzerland31
• Syria34
• Taiwan103
• Tajikistan29
• Tanzania8
• Tasman Sea1
• Thailand4
• Togo2
• Tonga26
• Trinidad and Tobago8
• Tunisia9
• Turkey360
• Turkmenistan12
• Uganda4
• UK Territories2
• Ukraine12
• United Kingdom15
• United States283
• Uruguay2
• US Territories39
• Uzbekistan14
• Vanuatu65
• Venezuela65
• Vietnam6
• Wallis and Futuna1
• Yemen10
• Zambia1

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.