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1949 Pelileo earthquake
1949 CE · Ecuador, South America · Disaster
A magnitude 6. 4 Ms earthquake struck Ecuador's Tungurahua Province southeast of its capital Ambato and killed 5,050 people on August 5, 1949. The nearby villages of Guano, Patate, Pelileo, and Pillaro were destroyed, and the city of Ambato suffered heavy damage.
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