M4.1 earthquake 23 km SSE of Junín, Ecuador
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 23 km SSE of Junín, Ecuador on Mon, Jun 20, 2016, 6:24 PM GMT-5 (23:24 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 31 km NNW of Chone, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-06-20 23:24:36 UTC
- Depth
- 64.3 km (39.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.127° S, 80.120° 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 V, moderate shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.7 km horizontally, 14.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 147°
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.231 km NNW of Chone, Ecuador · 3726 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.63 km ESE of Rocafuerte, Ecuador · 3717 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 4
- 5.12 km ESE of Rocafuerte, Ecuador · 3716 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 6
- 4.811 km ESE of Rocafuerte, Ecuador · 3715 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
- 4.341 km NNE of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3714 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200066ip. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:51 AM UTC.