M6.9 earthquake near Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 24 km NNE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador on 19 Jan 1958, 14:43 UTC at a depth of 28 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Esmeraldas, about 25 km away in Esmeraldas, Ecuador.