M4.4 earthquake 26 km N of Muisne, Ecuador

Magnitude

4.4 (mb), light

Local time

Fri, Apr 22, 2016, 11:27 AM GMT-5

UTC

2016-04-22 16:27:04 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

0.854° N, 79.997° W

Region

Ecuador

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 6.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

141°

Stations used

25

• Esmeraldas, EcuadorPopulation 218,727. Forecast40 kmWSW
• Quito, EcuadorPopulation 2,781,641. Forecast203 kmNW

After

1. 5.726 km W of Muisne, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 8:24 PM GMT-5 · 3804 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
2. 4.839 km W of Muisne, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 11:06 PM GMT-5 · 3804 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
3. 4.332 km NNW of Rosa Zarate, EcuadorSun, Apr 24, 2:22 AM GMT-5 · 3803 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
4. 4.453 km WNW of Pedernales, EcuadorTue, Apr 26, 10:50 AM GMT-5 · 3801 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
5. 4.127 km NW of Pedernales, EcuadorTue, Apr 26, 7:39 PM GMT-5 · 3800 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
6. 4.228 km ESE of Muisne, EcuadorFri, Apr 29, 8:44 PM GMT-5 · 3797 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
7. 4.528 km NE of Pedernales, EcuadorMon, May 2, 10:44 PM GMT-5 · 3794 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
8. 4.24 km S of Pedernales, EcuadorWed, May 11, 6:04 PM GMT-5 · 3785 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
9. 4.831 km W of Muisne, EcuadorSun, May 15, 4:51 AM GMT-5 · 3782 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
10. 6.732 km SE of Muisne, EcuadorWed, May 18, 2:57 AM GMT-5 · 3779 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 104 · tsunami flag
11. 4.828 km SE of Muisne, EcuadorWed, May 18, 3:06 AM GMT-5 · 3779 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
12. 6.924 km NW of Rosa Zarate, EcuadorWed, May 18, 11:46 AM GMT-5 · 3779 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 62 · tsunami flag
13. 4.51 km N of Muisne, EcuadorThu, May 19, 2:05 AM GMT-5 · 3778 days ago · 37 km deep · 26 km away
14. 4.630 km ESE of Muisne, EcuadorTue, May 24, 4:03 PM GMT-5 · 3772 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
15. 4.418 km WSW of Muisne, EcuadorTue, May 31, 10:48 AM GMT-5 · 3766 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
16. 4.942 km WNW of Pedernales, EcuadorWed, Jun 1, 5:05 AM GMT-5 · 3765 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
17. 4.754 km WNW of Pedernales, EcuadorWed, Jun 1, 10:00 AM GMT-5 · 3765 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
18. 4.53 km SSW of Muisne, EcuadorMon, Jun 6, 11:45 AM GMT-5 · 3760 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away

Before

1. 4.437 km NW of Pedernales, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 8:36 AM GMT-5 · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
2. 4.911 km ESE of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 4:30 PM GMT-5 · 3806 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
3. 4.723 km WNW of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 11:20 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
4. 4.212 km W of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 7:13 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
5. 4.313 km SW of Pedernales, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 4:35 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
6. 4.617 km SW of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 4:13 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
7. 4.116 km SSW of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 3:56 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
8. 6.010 km N of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 3:35 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
9. 6.221 km W of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 3:33 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 12
10. 4.531 km W of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 3:25 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
11. 4.48 km N of Muisne, EcuadorTue, Apr 19, 8:50 PM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
12. 4.312 km E of Muisne, EcuadorTue, Apr 19, 8:49 PM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
13. 4.210 km E of Muisne, EcuadorTue, Apr 19, 8:48 PM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
14. 5.63 km S of Muisne, EcuadorTue, Apr 19, 5:22 PM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 6
15. 4.46 km SSW of Muisne, EcuadorTue, Apr 19, 4:54 PM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
16. 4.439 km NW of Pedernales, EcuadorTue, Apr 19, 8:07 AM GMT-5 · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
17. 4.313 km SW of Muisne, EcuadorMon, Apr 18, 4:13 AM GMT-5 · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
18. 4.426 km NW of Pedernales, EcuadorSun, Apr 17, 7:38 PM GMT-5 · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
19. 4.512 km ESE of Muisne, EcuadorSun, Apr 17, 3:24 PM GMT-5 · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
20. 4.649 km WNW of Pedernales, EcuadorSun, Apr 17, 12:42 AM GMT-5 · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005ddc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:05 AM UTC.