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Earthquakes in Galápagos

Latest earthquakes in Galápagos (Ecuador), the strongest recorded, statistics and nearby places.

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Earthquakes M2.5+ and the wildfire fronts shown on the map.

Recent events in Galápagos

Historical overview

Earthquakes M3.0+ and significant events of other hazards.

About Galápagos

Galápagos has recorded 192 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M5.9 in 2006.

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Earthquakes

192 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M5.9.

Recent earthquakes

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
4.8260 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador10.0 km
4.8257 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador10.0 km
4.7257 km NNW of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador10.0 km
4.5281 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador10.0 km
4.7216 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador10.0 km
4.9233 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador10.0 km
4.464 km WNW of Puerto Villamil, Ecuador10.0 km
4.790 km NW of Puerto Villamil, Ecuador10.0 km

Strongest earthquakes on record

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
5.9205 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador10.0 km
5.9288 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador10.0 km
5.8275 km NNW of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador10.0 km
5.8213 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador33.0 km
5.7108 km WNW of Puerto Villamil, Ecuador10.0 km
5.7287 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador10.0 km
5.6216 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador10.0 km
5.6261 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador10.0 km
5.6276 km NNW of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador10.0 km
5.6211 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador33.0 km
5.6246 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador10.0 km
5.535 km NNE of Puerto Villamil, Ecuador10.0 km
5.5264 km N of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador10.0 km
5.5263 km NNW of Puerto Ayora, Ecuador10.0 km
5.591 km WNW of Puerto Villamil, Ecuador10.0 km

Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)

19762026
Year
20266M4.9
20252M4.7
20243M5.0
20232M5.3
20224M5.3
20211M4.6
20209M5.6
201910M5.3
201814M5.8
20174M4.9
20162M4.5
201511M5.0
20142M4.4
20133M5.3
201210M5.1
20106M5.6
20091M4.9
200713M5.4
20065M5.9
20055M5.4
20041M4.1
20021M4.8
20011M4.3
20008M5.9
19991M5.7
19983M5.0
19974M5.5
19961M4.6
19956M5.6
19942M4.8
19932M5.3
19922M4.7
19915M5.7
19902M4.8
19891M4.8
198813M5.5
19852M4.6
198211M5.3
19801M4.7
19793M5.0
19781M4.5
19776M5.1
19762M5.8