Ecuador earthquakes in 1970
3 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Ecuador in 1970. The largest: M5.8 33 km WSW of Jipijapa, Ecuador, Dec 14, 1970.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1970 was located in Ecuador. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1970
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1970 | 0 | ||
| February 1970 | 0 | ||
| March 1970 | 1 | 5.3 | 27 km NNW of Cañar, Ecuador |
| April 1970 | 0 | ||
| May 1970 | 0 | ||
| June 1970 | 0 | ||
| July 1970 | 1 | 5.1 | 26 km E of Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador |
| August 1970 | 0 | ||
| September 1970 | 0 | ||
| October 1970 | 0 | ||
| November 1970 | 0 | ||
| December 1970 | 1 | 5.8 | 33 km WSW of Jipijapa, Ecuador |
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.