Ecuador earthquakes in 1979
17 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Ecuador in 1979. The largest: M7.7 56 km NW of Valdez, Ecuador, Dec 12, 1979.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1979 was located in Ecuador. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1979
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.012 km SW of Cañar, Ecuador · 91 km deep
- 4.7159 km NNW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.589 km NNW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 5.054 km NW of Valdez, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 7.756 km NW of Valdez, Ecuador · 24 km deep
- 4.718 km ENE of Azogues, Ecuador · 110 km deep
- 4.836 km WSW of Puerto Villamil, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 5.091 km NW of Puerto Villamil, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.825 km WSW of Alausí, Ecuador · 92 km deep
- 4.53 km E of Palora, Ecuador · 167 km deep
- 4.720 km N of Catamayo, Ecuador · 98 km deep
- 4.540 km E of Puyo, Ecuador · 197 km deep
- 4.530 km E of Palora, Ecuador · 189 km deep
- 4.729 km WNW of Muisne, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 5.69 km NW of Muisne, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.817 km WSW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 33 km deep
- 4.827 km S of Tena, Ecuador · 189 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1979 | 1 | 4.8 | 27 km S of Tena, Ecuador |
| February 1979 | 1 | 4.8 | 17 km WSW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador |
| March 1979 | 2 | 5.6 | 9 km NW of Muisne, Ecuador |
| April 1979 | 2 | 4.5 | 40 km E of Puyo, Ecuador |
| May 1979 | 1 | 4.7 | 20 km N of Catamayo, Ecuador |
| June 1979 | 1 | 4.5 | 3 km E of Palora, Ecuador |
| July 1979 | 0 | ||
| August 1979 | 0 | ||
| September 1979 | 1 | 4.8 | 25 km WSW of Alausí, Ecuador |
| October 1979 | 1 | 5.0 | 91 km NW of Puerto Villamil, Ecuador |
| November 1979 | 1 | 4.8 | 36 km WSW of Puerto Villamil, Ecuador |
| December 1979 | 6 | 7.7 | 56 km NW of Valdez, 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.