1987 Ecuador earthquakes

Natural disaster in Ecuador 1987 Ecuador earthquakes Ecuador 1987-03-06 04:10:43 471340 usp000330w 1987 03 05 23:10:43 ECT 7.1 w y 10 km on 0.07 -77.75 region:EC_type:event inline,title $1 billion IX 6.4 w y March 6 at 01:54 6.0 w y March 6 at 08:14 1,000–5,000 dead 20,000–150,000 displaced The 1987 Ecuador earthquakes occurred over a six-hour period on March 6, 1987. The sequence of shocks measured 6.7, 7.1, and 6.0 on the moment magnitude scale. The main shock had a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The earthquakes were centered in Napo Province in northeast Ecuador; the epicenters were on the eastern slopes of the Andes, about 75 km ENE of Quito and 25 km north of Reventador Volcano. The earthquakes caused about 1,000 deaths. Four thousand people were missing and damage was estimated at US$1 billion. See also Mass wasting References ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009) http://www.isc.ac.uk/iscgem/index.php ISC 19 January 2015 International Seismological Centre Version 2.0 PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog https://earthquake.usgs.gov/static/lfs/data/pager/catalogs/ September 4, 2009 United States Geological Survey Version 2008_06.1 The March 5, 1987, Ecuador Earthquakes: Mass Wasting and Socioeconomic Effects Local-level economic and social consequences http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=1857 P. A. Bolton 1991 National Academies Press 978-0309044448 109 The March 5, 1987, Ecuador Earthquakes: Mass Wasting and Socioeconomic Effects Intensity and damage distribution http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=1857 A. F. Espinoza J. Egred M. Garciá-Lopez E. Crespo 1991 National Academies Press 978-0309044448 42 Sources Focal Mechanisms of the March 6, 1987 Ecuador Earthquakes: CMT inversion with a first motion constraint H. Kawakatsu G. P. Cadena 1991 Journal of Physics of the Earth 39 4 589–597 10.4294/jpe1952.39.589 free External links Officials Fear Quake Killed 300 in Ecuador – Los Angeles Times 300 reported dead and 4,000 missing in Ecuador quakes – The New York Times 471340 Category:Earthquakes in Ecuador Ecuador Earthquakes Category:Napo Province Category:March 1987 in South America Category:1987 disasters in Ecuador