Because the sequence of three earthquakes that ended in 1979 did not release as much energy as the 1906 event , it has been suggested that an earthquake of similar magnitude to that in 1906 was likely in the near future . However , analysis of the amount of slip associated with the three later events suggest that they have released most of the accumulated displacement across the plate boundary since 1906 . Finally , on 16 April 2016 , a magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred in the same area
magnitude 7.8 earthquake
2016 Ecuador earthquake
1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake