Ecuador earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 15 km WSW of Manta, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 15 km WSW of Manta, Ecuador on Mon, Apr 18, 2016, 1:38 PM GMT-5 (18:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 34 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.9 (mb), light
Local time: Mon, Apr 18, 2016, 1:38 PM GMT-5
UTC: 2016-04-18 18:38:10 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 0.999° S, 80.851° W
Region: Ecuador
Felt reports: 3
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 6.6 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.03
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 76°
Stations used: 391

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005jj6 (also filed as iscgem608588058). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:27 PM UTC.