1868 Ecuador earthquakes occurred at 19:30 UTC on August 15 and 06:30 UTC on 16 August 1868 . They caused severe damage in the northeastern part of Ecuador and in southwestern Colombia . They had an estimated magnitude of 6.3 and 6.7 and together caused up to 70,000 casualties . The earthquake of 15 August occurred near El Ángel , Carchi Province , close to the border with Colombia , while that of August 16 occurred near Ibarra in Imbabura Province . Reports of these earthquakes are often confused with the effects of the earthquake of 13 August at Arica
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1868 Arica earthquake
1868 Ecuador earthquakes