M8.8 earthquake near Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas

What happened

A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck 1906 Ecuador-Colombia Earthquake on 31 Jan 1906, 15:36 UTC at a depth of 20 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Great. Can cause severe damage across hundreds of kilometres and may trigger tsunamis. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Esmeraldas, about 32 km away in Esmeraldas, Ecuador.