Earthquake — Ecuador: Riobamba, Quito, Cuzco; Peru; Colombia

Ne zaman

4 Şub 1797

Tür

Deprem

Büyüklük

8.3

Konum

Ecuador

Koordinatlar

1.64° S, 78.67° W

Deaths

40000

Intensity mmi

11

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Deadly earthquake in central Ecuador

The 1797 Riobamba earthquake occurred at 12:30 UTC on 4 February. It devastated the city of Riobamba and many other cities in the Interandean valley, causing between 6,000 and 40,000 casualties. It is estimated that seismic intensities in the epicentral area reached at least XI (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale, and that the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.6–8.3, the most powerful historical event known in Ec…

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