Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 22, 1924 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Ecuador on Tuesday, July 22, 1924 at 04:04 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ambato (Ecuador - EC), about 33.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -78.917 and latitude -1.248.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	-1.248, -78.917
UTC time	1924-07-22 04:04:00.740

Location	Ambato
Country	Ecuador (EC)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1924-07-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ambato	33.4 km
Latacunga	48.4 km
Riobamba	55.8 km
Ventanas	64.5 km
Quevedo	65.4 km
El Empalme	83.4 km
Babahoyo	92.3 km
Vinces	99.1 km
Balzar	110.7 km
Santo Domingo de los Colorados	114.4 km
Naranjito	119.5 km
Quito	121.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3

Ambato

Ecuador · 2026-02-10 08:20 UTC

81.6 km

M 4.6

Riobamba

Ecuador · 2026-01-03 08:46 UTC

76.9 km

M 4.0

Riobamba

Ecuador · 2025-12-13 09:40 UTC

61.3 km

M 4.6

Quito

Ecuador · 2025-08-16 10:47 UTC

96.1 km

M 4.4

Quito

Ecuador · 2025-06-19 01:06 UTC

97.4 km

M 4.2

Quito

Ecuador · 2025-06-17 06:47 UTC

98.7 km

M 5.0

Latacunga

Ecuador · 2025-06-17 02:46 UTC

86.9 km

M 4.5

Quito

Ecuador · 2025-02-01 11:27 UTC

99.0 km

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