M4.6 earthquake 28 km E of Esmeraldas, Ecuador
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 28 km E of Esmeraldas, Ecuador on Wed, Jul 6, 2016, 1:19 AM GMT-5 (06:19 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 33 km NNW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-07-06 06:19:48 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.923° N, 79.398° W
- Region
- Ecuador
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 144°
- Stations used
- 62
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.017 km ESE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 3729 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.933 km NNW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 3725 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 13
- 6.333 km NNW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 3725 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 88
- 4.326 km SSE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 3725 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.750 km NW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 3722 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.526 km WSW of Valdez, Ecuador · 3718 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
- 4.460 km S of Valdez, Ecuador · 3671 days ago · 78 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000616m. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:12 AM UTC.