Ecuador earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 24 km E of Esmeraldas, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 24 km E of Esmeraldas, Ecuador on Wed, Jul 6, 2016, 1:15 AM GMT-5 (06:15 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 33 km NNW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-07-06 06:15:28 UTC
Depth
35.5 km (22.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.974° N, 79.434° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.5 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
148°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.628 km E of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 3741 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.017 km ESE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 3739 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 5.933 km NNW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 3736 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 13
  4. 6.333 km NNW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 3736 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 88
  5. 4.326 km SSE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 3736 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.750 km NW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 3732 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.526 km WSW of Valdez, Ecuador · 3728 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.460 km S of Valdez, Ecuador · 3682 days ago · 78 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 4.318 km SE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 3752 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.53 km SSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3770 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000616q. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:17 PM UTC.