Ecuador earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 48 km SW of Montecristi, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 48 km SW of Montecristi, Ecuador on Thu, Apr 28, 2016, 5:33 AM GMT-5 (10:33 UTC), 31 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 30 km WSW of Jipijapa, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-04-28 10:33:46 UTC
Depth
31.5 km (19.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.298° S, 81.010° 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 4.2 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.330 km WSW of Jipijapa, Ecuador · 3799 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.5near the coast of Ecuador · 3793 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.326 km WSW of Montecristi, Ecuador · 3793 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 4.322 km ENE of Santa Ana, Ecuador · 3746 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.243 km W of Jipijapa, Ecuador · 3800 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.1near the coast of Ecuador · 3801 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.710 km SW of Manta, Ecuador · 3802 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.357 km WSW of Jipijapa, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 4.854 km W of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.316 km NW of Rocafuerte, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.846 km WNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.731 km WNW of Jipijapa, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.610 km W of Manta, Ecuador · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.915 km WSW of Manta, Ecuador · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  11. 3.950 km NW of Manta, Ecuador · 3810 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.414 km ESE of Rocafuerte, Ecuador · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 4.439 km WNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005c5w. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.