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M8.8 earthquake, 1906 Ecuador-Colombia Earthquake, 1906-01-31

MagnitudeM8.8mw

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Depth20 km

Time (UTC)1906-01-31 15:36

Rank in 19061 / 78among M6+

Rank since 19006 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×15,849approx.

1906 Ecuador-Colombia Earthquake · 0.95, -79.37

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1906 M8.8M8.8

1942 M7.8M7.8

2016 M7.8M7.8

1979 M7.7M7.7

1958 M7.6M7.6

1998 M7.2M7.2

1987 M7.2M7.2

1956 M7.0M7.0

1958 M6.9M6.9

2013 M6.9M6.9

2016 M6.9M6.9

1958 M6.8M6.8

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.