Ecuador earthquakes in 1958
10 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Ecuador in 1958. The largest: M7.6 near the coast of Ecuador, Jan 19, 1958.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1958 was located in Ecuador. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1958
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.280 km ENE of Gualaquiza, Ecuador · 46 km deep
- 6.0Galapagos Islands, Ecuador region · 15 km deep
- 6.19 km SE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 25 km deep
- 6.830 km SE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 25 km deep
- 5.750 km NNE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 25 km deep
- 6.328 km NW of Valdez, Ecuador · 25 km deep
- 6.348 km NW of Valdez, Ecuador · 25 km deep
- 6.951 km NW of Valdez, Ecuador · 15 km deep
- 6.824 km NNE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 28 km deep
- 7.6near the coast of Ecuador · 28 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1958 | 2 | 7.6 | near the coast of Ecuador |
| February 1958 | 3 | 6.9 | 51 km NW of Valdez, Ecuador |
| March 1958 | 0 | ||
| April 1958 | 3 | 6.8 | 30 km SE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador |
| May 1958 | 2 | 6.2 | 80 km ENE of Gualaquiza, Ecuador |
| June 1958 | 0 | ||
| July 1958 | 0 | ||
| August 1958 | 0 | ||
| September 1958 | 0 | ||
| October 1958 | 0 | ||
| November 1958 | 0 | ||
| December 1958 | 0 |
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.
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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.