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| UTC time | 1942-05-14 02:13:27 |
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| ISC event | 900274 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | 13 May 1942 |
| Local time | 21:13 ECT |
| Magnitude | 7.8–7.9 Mw 7.9–8.3 Ms 7.7 mb |
| Depth | 20.0 km |
| Epicenter | 0°01′30″N 79°57′18″W / 0.025°N 79.955°W |
| Fault | Ecuador–Colombia megathrust |
| Type | Thrust |
| Areas affected | Ecuador |
| Total damage | $40 million (2021 rate) |
| Max. intensity | MMI IX (Violent) |
| Tsunami | Minor |
| Aftershocks | 11 |
| Casualties | 300+ dead |
The 1942 Ecuador earthquake or the Guayaquil earthquake occurred on 13 May at 21:13 local time with a moment magnitude of Mw 7.9. The temblor struck the coastal (Esmeraldas) region of Manabí Province, Ecuador. It caused damage mainly to cities including Guayaquil, Portoviejo and Guaranda.[1] More than 300 people were killed and the total cost of damage was about US$2.5 million (1942 rate).[2][3] Ecuador's largest city Guayaquil was the most affected despite the significant distantce from the epicenter. Many reinforced concrete structures in a particular area in the city were completely destroyed, contributing to fatalities.[4]
- ^ "Seismic Hazard Assessment for Guayaquil City (Ecuador): Insights from Quaternary Geological Data" (PDF). Final Meeting of the Dark Nature Project: 55–56.
- ^ National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
- ^ "Sismo de 7,8 también dejó dolor y muerte en 1942". El Diario. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ Roberto Aguiar; Enrique Morales; Kervin Chunga; Evelyn Iza; y Fernando Del Castillo (2016). "Acelerogramas y espectros inferidos del terremoto 1998 (Mw 7,2), Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador". Ágora de heterodoxias. 2 (2). Barquisimeto, Venezuela: Universidad Centroccidental "Lisandro Alvarado". ISSN 2443-4361.