Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Near the Coast of Ecuador (Colombia) on Saturday, 1 February 1958 at 20:45 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake at 25 km depth
Magnitude: 6.3
Depth: 25.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.446°N / 79.146°W
(Colombia)Nearest volcano: Pilavo (134 km / 83 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
28 km (18 mi) NW of Valdez (Eloy Alfaro, Ecuador) (pop: 11,400)
39 km (24 mi) WNW of San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas (San Lorenzo, Ecuador) (pop: 20,200)
78 km (49 mi) NE of Esmeraldas (Ecuador) (pop: 165,200)
87 km (54 mi) SSW of Francisco Pizarro (pop: 6,110)
115 km (71 mi) WSW of Barbacoas (pop: 7,630)
162 km (101 mi) SW of El Charco (pop: 28,700)
209 km (130 mi) W of Pasto (pop: 382,200)
366 km (227 mi) SW of Santiago de Cali (pop: 2,392,900)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1014 joules (49.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.3 | 25 km | near the coast of Ecuador (Colombia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.3 quake Near the Coast of Ecuador (Colombia) 1 February 20:45 UTC
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (3 quakes):- 15 Apr 1958 01:30 UTC| M 6.1 |25 km (15.5 mi) depth|77 km (48 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|78 km (49 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|45 km (28 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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