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Ecuador earthquakes in 1916

1 earthquake of magnitude 4.5 or more was located in Ecuador in 1916. The largest: M6.8 13 km N of Muisne, Ecuador, Jun 29, 1916.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19151917

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Where every quake of 1916 was located in Ecuador. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1916

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19160
February 19160
March 19160
April 19160
May 19160
June 191616.813 km N of Muisne, Ecuador
July 19160
August 19160
September 19160
October 19160
November 19160
December 19160

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Ecuador nowWorldwide in 1916

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.