Earthquakes by city Ecuador 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Esmeraldas today

Esmeraldas, Ecuador: 200 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

218,727

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

200

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

8.8

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

America/Guayaquil

Coordinates 0.959, -79.654

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-03-15 11:23 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 8.8

Esmeraldas, Ecuador

1906-01-31 15:36 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Esmeraldas today

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

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

The strongest earthquake recorded near Esmeraldas reached magnitude 8.8 on 1906-01-31 15:36 UTC, near Esmeraldas.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Esmeraldas today?

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

When was the last earthquake near Esmeraldas?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-03-15 11:23 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Esmeraldas?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Esmeraldas reached magnitude 8.8 on 1906-01-31 15:36 UTC, near Esmeraldas.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Esmeraldas

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

Average magnitude

4.9

Average depth

29.2 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 4 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-03-15 11:23	M 4.4	Esmeraldas Ecuador	31.6 km
2025-10-02 14:52	M 4.3	Esmeraldas Ecuador	12.9 km
2025-07-20 21:06	M 4.4	Rosa Zarate Ecuador	57.9 km
2025-07-08 17:36	M 4.6	Esmeraldas Ecuador	42.7 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-07 2 events

2025-10 1 events

2026-03 1 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1906 M 8.8 max · 1 earthquakes 2016 M 7.8 max · 58 earthquakes 1979 M 7.7 max · 9 earthquakes 1958 M 7.6 max · 8 earthquakes 1916 M 6.8 max · 1 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 4.4	1
2025	M 6.3	4
2024	M 4.6	2
2023	M 5.0	5
2022	M 5.8	10
2021	M 4.8	11
2020	M 4.3	1
2018	M 4.7	2
2017	M 5.5	9
2016	M 7.8	58
2015	M 5.3	3
2014	M 5.7	3
2013	M 4.1	1
2012	M 5.2	2
2011	M 4.1	1
2010	M 5.4	3
2009	M 4.6	1
2008	M 4.4	1
2007	M 5.1	7
2006	M 4.2	2
2005	M 4.8	2
2004	M 5.4	1
2003	M 4.5	1
2002	M 4.6	3
2001	M 4.8	2
2000	M 4.8	1
1999	M 4.6	2
1998	M 4.4	3
1997	M 4.1	1
1996	M 4.3	2
1995	M 5.1	3
1994	M 4.3	4
1991	M 4.4	1
1989	M 6.3	3
1986	M 5.0	1
1985	M 4.7	2
1983	M 6.6	4
1982	M 4.7	1
1980	M 4.8	3
1979	M 7.7	9
1976	M 6.7	1
1974	M 5.6	4
1973	M 4.7	1
1958	M 7.6	8
1944	M 6.6	1
1942	M 6.4	5
1926	M 5.5	1
1916	M 6.8	1
1907	M 6.6	1
1906	M 8.8	1