What the records say
- When
- 4 Aug 1998
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Where
- Ecuador
- Coordinates
- 0.59° S, 80.39° W
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 40
- Depth km
- 33
1998 Bahía de Caráquez earthquake
Earthquake in Ecuador
The 1998 Bahía de Caráquez earthquake occurred on August 4 at 13:59 local time with a magnitude Mw 7.2. The epicenter was located at 10 km north of Bahía de Caráquez, about 190 km NNW of Guayaquil, and about 215 km W of Quito, Ecuador. In Bahía de Caráquez, electricity, telephone, and water services disrupted, and many buildings were damaged.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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