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1906 Ecuador-Colombia earthquak

1906 CE · Colombia, South America · Disaster

The 1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake occurred at 10:36:10 (UTC+5) on Wednesday, January 31, 1906, off the coast of Ecuador, near Esmeraldas. The earthquake had a moment magnitude of 8. 8 and triggered a destructive tsunami that caused at least 500 casualties on the coast of Colombia.

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