Earthquakes by city Ecuador 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Ambato today

Ambato, Ecuador: 242 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

387,309

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

242

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

6.5

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

America/Guayaquil

Coordinates -1.249, -78.617

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-03-26 18:10 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 6.5

Ambato, Ecuador

1949-08-05 19:08 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Ambato today

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Ambato.

No M4.0+ event has been observed in the last 30 days around Ambato.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Ambato reached magnitude 6.5 on 1949-08-05 19:08 UTC, near Ambato.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Ambato today?

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Ambato.

When was the last earthquake near Ambato?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-03-26 18:10 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Ambato?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Ambato reached magnitude 6.5 on 1949-08-05 19:08 UTC, near Ambato.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Ambato

The map centers on Ambato and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude

4.6

Average depth

104.7 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 17 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-03-26 18:10	M 4.1	Ambato Ecuador	171.4 km
2026-02-10 08:20	M 4.3	Ambato Ecuador	158.8 km
2026-01-03 08:46	M 4.6	Riobamba Ecuador	8.2 km
2026-01-02 20:59	M 4.1	Ambato Ecuador	165.1 km
2025-12-19 21:59	M 5.1	Quito Ecuador	10.0 km
2025-12-14 20:23	M 4.5	Ambato Ecuador	155.6 km
2025-12-13 09:40	M 4.0	Riobamba Ecuador	10.0 km
2025-11-17 23:13	M 4.2	Ambato Ecuador	177.3 km
2025-09-25 23:40	M 4.3	Ambato Ecuador	171.3 km
2025-09-03 14:56	M 5.3	Ambato Ecuador	161.8 km
2025-08-16 10:47	M 4.6	Quito Ecuador	10.0 km
2025-07-27 07:36	M 4.1	Ambato Ecuador	171.4 km
2025-06-19 01:06	M 4.4	Quito Ecuador	10.0 km
2025-06-17 06:47	M 4.2	Quito Ecuador	4.9 km
2025-06-17 02:46	M 5.0	Latacunga Ecuador	10.0 km
2025-05-27 11:29	M 4.4	Ambato Ecuador	164.5 km
2025-05-03 14:50	M 4.5	Quito Ecuador	1.7 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-07 1 events

2025-08 1 events

2025-09 2 events

2025-11 1 events

2025-12 3 events

2026-01 2 events

2026-02 1 events

2026-03 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1949 M 6.5 max · 1 earthquakes 1987 M 6.4 max · 7 earthquakes 1924 M 6.2 max · 1 earthquakes 1988 M 6.2 max · 2 earthquakes 1996 M 6.0 max · 5 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.6	4
2025	M 5.5	22
2024	M 4.4	1
2023	M 5.0	10
2022	M 5.0	9
2021	M 4.6	2
2020	M 4.7	5
2019	M 4.8	8
2018	M 4.9	3
2017	M 5.2	8
2016	M 4.4	4
2014	M 4.7	6
2013	M 4.8	3
2012	M 4.9	2
2011	M 4.6	1
2010	M 5.0	5
2009	M 5.2	2
2008	M 4.6	4
2007	M 5.6	6
2006	M 5.4	10
2005	M 4.3	2
2004	M 5.3	2
2003	M 5.3	2
2002	M 4.7	3
2001	M 4.4	3
2000	M 4.5	2
1999	M 4.8	2
1998	M 5.4	2
1996	M 6.0	5
1995	M 5.4	4
1994	M 5.4	7
1993	M 5.0	2
1992	M 5.9	4
1991	M 4.7	7
1990	M 4.7	5
1989	M 4.9	5
1988	M 6.2	2
1987	M 6.4	7
1986	M 4.9	6
1985	M 5.2	5
1984	M 5.7	3
1983	M 4.4	1
1982	M 5.1	5
1981	M 5.6	4
1980	M 4.8	6
1979	M 4.8	2
1978	M 4.9	6
1977	M 4.5	1
1976	M 5.7	9
1975	M 4.6	1
1974	M 4.6	3
1973	M 5.3	4
1971	M 5.1	1
1964	M 5.3	1
1949	M 6.5	1
1927	M 6.0	1
1924	M 6.2	1