Ecuador earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 70 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 70 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador on Mon, Apr 18, 2016, 4:15 PM GMT-5 (21:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 21 km W of Muisne, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.9 (mb), light
Local time: Mon, Apr 18, 2016, 4:15 PM GMT-5
UTC: 2016-04-18 21:15:52 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 0.061° S, 80.772° W
Region: Ecuador
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 3.2 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.03
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 78°
Stations used: 139

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005jly (also filed as iscgem608561428). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:04 AM UTC.