1949 Ambato earthquake
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The 1949 Ambato earthquake was a devastating seismic event in central Ecuador that caused widespread destruction and significant loss of life, particularly in the city of Ambato.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | earthquake ⓘ |
| affectedArea |
Ambato
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bolívar Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Chimborazo Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotopaxi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Tungurahua Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | 6000+ ⓘ |
| category |
1949 disasters in South America
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1949 earthquakes ⓘ Earthquakes in Ecuador ⓘ Natural disasters in Ecuador ⓘ |
| cause | subduction-related crustal faulting ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Ecuador ⓘ |
| countryAffected | Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damage | severe ⓘ |
| damageDescription |
collapse of many buildings
ⓘ
heavy damage in central Ecuador ⓘ widespread destruction in Ambato ⓘ |
| date | 1949-08-05 ⓘ |
| deaths | 6000–8000 ⓘ |
| depth | 15 km ⓘ |
| epicenterRegion | near Ambato ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major 20th-century disaster in the Andes region
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one of the deadliest earthquakes in Ecuador ⓘ |
| homeless | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| injured | thousands ⓘ |
| intensityScale | Mercalli intensity scale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| localTime | 14:08 ⓘ |
| location |
Ambato
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tungurahua Province NERFINISHED ⓘ central Ecuador ⓘ |
| magnitude | 6.8 Mw ⓘ |
| magnitudeScale | moment magnitude scale ⓘ |
| maximumIntensity | IX (Violent) ⓘ |
| month | August ⓘ |
| notableEffect |
destruction of churches and public buildings in Ambato
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disruption of transportation routes ⓘ landslides in surrounding mountains ⓘ |
| partOf | seismic history of Ecuador ⓘ |
| plateBoundary | Nazca Plate–South American Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstruction | rebuilding of Ambato city center ⓘ |
| response |
international aid
ⓘ
national relief efforts in Ecuador ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Andean Volcanic Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| year | 1949 ⓘ |
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