What the records say
- When
- 20 Jun 1698
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Where
- Ecuador
- Coordinates
- 1.20° S, 78.70° W
- Deaths
- 6500
- Intensity mmi
- 10
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1698 Ambato earthquake
Earthquake in Ecuador
The 1698 Ambato earthquake affected the interior of Ecuador on 20 June at 01:00 local time. The earthquake seismic magnitude ranged from 7.2 to 7.9. Damage was widespread and extreme in the provinces of Tungurahua, Cotopaxi and Chimborazo. The earthquake also triggered mudflows along the Ambato River destroying a city and killing many residents.
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3 sources record it
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “An earthquake of magnitude 7.2–7.9 damages an extended region around Ambato, Ecuador, including the Tungurahua, Cotopaxi and Chimborazo provinces”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Un terremoto de 7,9 sacude Ecuador dejando un saldo de 6.500 muertos”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page