- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 18, 2023 CE
- Location:
- Ecuador, Azuay, El Oro, Guayas, Peru: Tumbes
- Magnitude:
- 6.8 Mw
- Depth:
- 65 km
- Deaths:
- 15
- Injuries:
- 495
- Intensity (MMI):
- 9
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 5 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 6.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 5.2
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 5.2
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 5.4
Other earthquake records of 2023 CE
- Turkey, Kahramanmaras, Syria · Mw 7.8 · 56,697 deaths
- Morocco, Marrakech, Safi · Mw 6.8 · 2,946 deaths
- Afghanistan, Herat · Mw 6.3 · 1,482 deaths
- Nepal, Jajarkot, Rukum West · Mw 5.7 · 154 deaths
- China, Gansu Province: Jishishan · Mw 5.9 · 151 deaths
- Afghanistan, Laghman, Pakistan · Mw 6.5 · 19 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 2023 CE Earthquake — Ecuador, Azuay, El Oro, Guayas, Peru: Tumbes happen?
- March 18, 2023 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 15. Historical death tolls vary by source.