Ecuador earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 50 km NW of Manta, Ecuador

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 50 km NW of Manta, Ecuador on Sun, Apr 17, 2016, 9:09 PM GMT-5 (02:09 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 39 km NNE of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-04-18 02:09:26 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.700° S, 81.080° 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.

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How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 7.3 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Stations used
0

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005kc2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:40 PM UTC.