Was die Aufzeichnungen sagen
- Wann
- 19. Jan. 1958
- Art
- Tsunami
- Koordinaten
- 1.50° N, 79.50° W
- Deaths
- 115
- Injuries
- 46
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.6
- Runups
- 3
Im Gebiet platziert, nicht an einem genauen Ort.
1958 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake
Earthquake in South America
The 1958 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake struck the coastal regions of Ecuador and Colombia on January 19 with a surface-wave magnitude of 7.6 at 9:07 local time. Approximately 30 percent of Esmeraldas (Ecuador) was destroyed, including the children's department of the hospital, where three children died. At least 111 persons died and 45 were injured as a result of the earthquake.
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