Ecuador earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 37 km N of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 37 km N of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador on Wed, Apr 20, 2016, 11:30 AM GMT-5 (16:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 46 km WNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.7 (mb), light
Local time: Wed, Apr 20, 2016, 11:30 AM GMT-5
UTC: 2016-04-20 16:30:53 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 0.259° S, 80.393° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.05
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 93°
Stations used: 94

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005k7l. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC.