Ecuador earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 13 km SW of Muisne, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Muisne, Ecuador on Mon, Apr 18, 2016, 4:13 AM GMT-5 (09:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 45 km SE of Pedernales, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-04-18 09:13:36 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.544° N, 80.118° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 2.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
36

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005byk. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.