Ecuador earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 26 km WSW of Montecristi, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 26 km WSW of Montecristi, Ecuador on Wed, May 4, 2016, 5:28 PM GMT-5 (22:28 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-05-04 22:28:55 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.150° S, 80.877° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
155°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.322 km ENE of Santa Ana, Ecuador · 3746 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.123 km SSE of Junín, Ecuador · 3745 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.5near the coast of Ecuador · 3793 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.356 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3796 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.330 km WSW of Jipijapa, Ecuador · 3798 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.148 km SW of Montecristi, Ecuador · 3799 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 4.243 km W of Jipijapa, Ecuador · 3799 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.1near the coast of Ecuador · 3800 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.710 km SW of Manta, Ecuador · 3802 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.357 km WSW of Jipijapa, Ecuador · 3804 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.948 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
  10. 4.854 km W of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 5.023 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.316 km NW of Rocafuerte, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.234 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.846 km WNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 4.731 km WNW of Jipijapa, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  16. 4.610 km W of Manta, Ecuador · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 4.915 km WSW of Manta, Ecuador · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 3
  18. 4.528 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 3.950 km NW of Manta, Ecuador · 3809 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 4.414 km ESE of Rocafuerte, Ecuador · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005gt5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.