Strong mag. 6.9 earthquake - Near the Coast of Ecuador (Colombia) on Saturday, 1 February 1958 at 16:10 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake at 15 km depth
Magnitude: 6.9
Depth: 15.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.541°N / 79.338°W
(Colombia)Nearest volcano: Pilavo (156 km / 97 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
51 km (32 mi) NW of Valdez (Eloy Alfaro, Ecuador) (pop: 11,400)
63 km (39 mi) WNW of San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas (San Lorenzo, Ecuador) (pop: 20,200)
74 km (46 mi) NNE of Esmeraldas (Ecuador) (pop: 165,200)
93 km (58 mi) SW of Francisco Pizarro (pop: 6,110)
134 km (83 mi) W of Barbacoas (pop: 7,630)
172 km (107 mi) SW of El Charco (pop: 28,700)
232 km (144 mi) W of Pasto (pop: 382,200)
377 km (234 mi) SW of Santiago de Cali (pop: 2,392,900)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 1.4 x 1015 joules (392 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3.4 x 105 tons of TNT or 21.1 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.9 | 15 km | near the coast of Ecuador (Colombia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.9 quake Near the Coast of Ecuador (Colombia) 1 February 16:10 UTC
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (5 quakes):- 15 Apr 1958 01:30 UTC| M 6.1 |25 km (15.5 mi) depth|76 km (47 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Near the Coast of Ecuador on Tuesday, 15 April 1958 at 01:30 (GMT)
- 14 Apr 1958 21:32 UTC| M 6.8 |25 km (15.5 mi) depth|83 km (52 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.8 earthquake - Near the Coast of Ecuador on Monday, 14 April 1958 at 21:32 (GMT)
- 03 Apr 1958 08:25 UTC| M 5.7 |25 km (15.5 mi) depth|28 km (17 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 01 Feb 1958 20:45 UTC| M 6.3 |25 km (15.5 mi) depth|24 km (15 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Near the Coast of Ecuador (Colombia) on Saturday, 1 February 1958 at 20:45 (GMT)
- 01 Feb 1958 18:02 UTC| M 6.3 |25 km (15.5 mi) depth|4 km (2 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Near the Coast of Ecuador (Colombia) on Saturday, 1 February 1958 at 18:02 (GMT)
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