Ecuador earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 42 km N of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 42 km N of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador on Wed, Apr 20, 2016, 6:23 AM GMT-5 (11:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.7 32 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.3 (Mwr, regional moment), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Wed, Apr 20, 2016, 6:23 AM GMT-5
UTC: 2016-04-20 11:23:22 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 0.219° S, 80.372° W
Region: Ecuador
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude: 4.3 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 11°, dip 38°, rake 89°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 192°, dip 52°, rake 91°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 5.0 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.07
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 87°
Stations used: 187

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005k5q. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC.