2ND Strong Shock Rattles Ecuador

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NOTE: Details of this event are subject to change by USGS/EHP

M6.8 event occurs NW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador

Centered at 0.465°N, 79.641°W, 24.0 km (14.9 mi) NW of Rosa Zarate, and  just north of the Equator, the quake occurred at a depth of 31km (19.3 mi), reported USGS/EHP.

• The event was the second strong shock to rattle NW Ecuador in under 10 hours, today (UTC).

Shallow EQs along Nazca – S. America Plates Subduction Zone

• 1960. M9.5 in S Chile  (world’s largest instrumentally recorded earthquake)
• 1906. M8.5 near Esmeraldas, Ecuador
• 1922. M8.5 earthquake near Coquimbo, Chile
• 2001. M8.4 Arequipa, Peru
• 2007. M8.0 earthquake Pisco, Peru
• 2010.  M8.8 Maule, Chile  (occurred ~ 200km north of the 1960 event)

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• Strong Earthquake Strikes Mache-Chindul Eco Reserve, Ecuador May 18, 2016

 

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• At least 200,000 people have lost their homes.
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• Severe flooding reported in several cities including Colombo.

 

Strong Earthquake Strikes Mache-Chindul Eco Reserve, Ecuador

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M6.7 earthquake occurs WNW of Quito, Ecuador

Centered at 0.428°N, 79.765°W, just north of the Equator, the quake occurred at a depth of depth=32.4 km (20.1 mi), reported USGS/EHP.

EQ Details

Magnitude: 6.7Mw [USGS/EHP]
Location: 0.428°N, 79.765°W depth=32.4 km (20.1 mi)
Time: 2016-05-18 07:57:05 (UTC)
Distances:

• 34.0 km (21.1 mi) WNW of Rosa Zarate
• 35.0 km (21.7 mi) ESE of Muisne
• 56.0 km (34.8 mi) S of Propicia
• 101.0 km (62.8 mi) NW of Santo Domingo de los Colorados
• 156.0 km (96.9 mi) WNW of Quito, Ecuador

Shallow EQs along Nazca – S. America Plates subduction zone

• 1960. M9.5 in S Chile  (world’s largest instrumentally recorded earthquake)
• 1906. M8.5 near Esmeraldas, Ecuador
• 1922. M8.5 earthquake near Coquimbo, Chile
• 2001. M8.4 Arequipa, Peru
• 2007. M8.0 earthquake Pisco, Peru
• 2010.  M8.8 Maule, Chile  (occurred ~ 200km north of the 1960 event)