M 7.8 earthquake near Esmeraldas, Ecuador — 1942-05-14

Magnitude 7.8 earthquake near 111 km S of Esmeraldas (Ecuador), depth 20 km, 21:13 Local (1942-05-14 02:13 UTC). Shaking felt by ~39.4M people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

111 km S of Esmeraldas (Ecuador) — -0.014, -79.982