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Latest quakes in or near Esmeraldas, Ecuador - list, stats and map

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: Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake 9 Km SE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador
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Mag. 2.5 earthquake Cerca de la Costa de Ecuador - Mar 22, 2024 -
Strongest since 2022Mag. 5.8 9 Km SE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador - Mar 26, 2022 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 15:35 GMT -
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There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Esmeraldas in the past 24 hours.
Since 2022, Esmeraldas has had 33 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 5.8:
  • 3 quakes above magnitude 5
  • 2 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 17 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 11 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
Strongest: Mag. 5.8 Earthquake 9 Km SE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador -
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Latest quakes in or near Esmeraldas, Ecuador - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
Nearest VolcanoLocationDetailsMap
Mar 22, 01:45 am (GMT -5)
Mar 22, 06:45 GMT
2.5

6 km
Cerca de la Costa de Ecuador Info
Thursday, February 22, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Feb 22, 05:10 pm (Guayaquil)
Feb 22, 22:10 GMT
3.0

15 km
Ecuador - Esmeraldas Info
Feb 22, 10:10 pm (GMT +0)
Feb 22, 22:10 GMT
2.4

5 km
Cerca De La Costa De Ecuador Info
Thursday, December 21, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 21, 2023 10:08 am (Guayaquil)
Dec 21, 2023 15:08 GMT
3.1

7.3 km
Near Coast of Ecuador Info
Tuesday, December 12, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 12, 2023 04:07 pm (GMT -5)
Dec 12, 2023 21:07 GMT
2.9

19 km
Off Coast Of Ecuador Info
Wednesday, December 6, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 6, 2023 04:05 am (Guayaquil)
Dec 6, 2023 09:05 GMT
4.3

6 km
Near Coast Of Ecuador Info
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Sep 12, 2023 06:39 pm (GMT -5)
Sep 12, 2023 23:39 GMT
3.2

5 km
Off Coast of Ecuador Info
Friday, July 28, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Jul 28, 2023 03:29 am (Guayaquil)
Jul 28, 2023 08:29 GMT
2.9

71 km
Near Coast of Ecuador Info
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 8, 2023 05:18 am (Guayaquil)
Feb 8, 2023 10:18 GMT
3.2

4 km
Near Coast of Ecuador Info
Sunday, December 25, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 25, 2022 05:00 pm (Guayaquil)
Dec 25, 2022 22:00 GMT
3.6

1 km
50 Km Al Suroeste De Esmeraldas, Ecuador 2 reportsInfo
Sunday, December 18, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 18, 2022 11:30 am (Guayaquil)
Dec 18, 2022 16:30 GMT
3.7

5 km
Near Coast of Ecuador Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.1 x 1013 joules (11.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 9883 tons of TNT or 0.6 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 16.5 quakes on average per year in or near Esmeraldas, Ecuador:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.07 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 13.9 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.91 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.1 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 4.8 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 15.2 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 17.6 quakes per year
Esmeraldas has a very high level of seismic activity. Esmeraldas has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.

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