â¢ AVIATION (noun) The noun AVIATION has 4 senses: 1. the aggregation of a country's military aircraft. 2. the operation of aircraft to provide transportation. 3. the art of operating aircraft. 4. travel via aircraft. Familiarity information: AVIATION used as a noun is uncommon.
The 1906 EcuadorâColombia earthquake occurred at 15:36 UTC on January 31, off the coast of Ecuador, near Esmeraldas.The earthquake had a moment magnitude of 8.8 and triggered a destructive tsunami that caused at least 500 casualties on the coast of Colombia.he earthquake occurred along the boundary between the Nazca Plate and the South American Plate. The earthquake is likely to be a result of thrust-faulting, caused by the subduction of the Nazca plate beneath the South American plate.
Ecuador's Cotopaxi volcano has this week roared back into life, delivering its first significant eruption in more than 70 years and sending nearby towns into chaos, with many fearing a repeat of the fatal 1877 eruption that flooded the area with volcanic mud.