Earthquake — Ecuador: Tungurahua

Quando

5 de ago. de 1949

Tipo

Terremoto

Magnitude

6.5

Onde

Ecuador

Coordenadas

1.24° S, 78.31° W

Deaths

6000

Damage musd

7.5

Depth km

60

Earthquake in Ecuador

A magnitude 6.4 Ms earthquake struck Ecuador's Tungurahua Province southeast of its capital Ambato and killed 5,050 people on August 5, 1949. The nearby villages of Guano, Patate, Pelileo, and Pillaro were destroyed, and the city of Ambato suffered heavy damage. The earthquake flattened buildings and subsequent landslides caused damage throughout the Tungurahua, Chimborazo, and Cotopaxi Provinces.

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