2016 Ecuador earthquake

E855916

The 2016 Ecuador earthquake was a powerful 7.8-magnitude seismic event that struck Ecuador’s Pacific coast on April 16, 2016, causing widespread destruction and significant loss of life.

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instanceOf earthquake
affectedCountry Ecuador NERFINISHED
aftershocksCount hundreds
buildingsDamagedOrDestroyed tens of thousands
casualtiesDeaths over 650
casualtiesInjured over 16,000
country Ecuador
date 2016-04-16
day 16
depth about 20 km
economicLosses several billion US dollars
emergencyDeclaredBy Government of Ecuador NERFINISHED
emergencyType state of emergency
epicenterNear Pedernales NERFINISHED
epicenterProvince Manabí Province NERFINISHED
faultType megathrust fault
internationalAidFrom Chile NERFINISHED
Colombia NERFINISHED
European Union NERFINISHED
Mexico NERFINISHED
Peru NERFINISHED
Spain NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
internationalAidReceived yes
largestAftershockMagnitude 6.8 Mw
localTime 18:58
location Pacific coast of Ecuador NERFINISHED
magnitude 7.8 Mw
magnitudeType moment magnitude scale NERFINISHED
maximumMercalliIntensity VIII (Severe)
month April
partOf seismic activity along the Nazca–South America plate boundary
peopleDisplaced tens of thousands
presidentAtTime Rafael Correa NERFINISHED
recordedBy Ecuadorian Geophysical Institute NERFINISHED
United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED
stronglyAffectedCity Bahía de Caráquez NERFINISHED
Manta NERFINISHED
Pedernales NERFINISHED
Portoviejo NERFINISHED
stronglyAffectedProvince Esmeraldas Province NERFINISHED
Guayas Province NERFINISHED
Los Ríos Province NERFINISHED
Manabí Province NERFINISHED
Santa Elena Province NERFINISHED
Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province NERFINISHED
tectonicSetting Nazca Plate subducting beneath South American Plate
tsunamiGenerated yes
tsunamiHeight up to about 0.8 m on Ecuador coast
utcTime 23:58
year 2016

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Portoviejo sufferedEvent 2016 Ecuador earthquake