M4.4 earthquake 6 km SSW of Muisne, Ecuador

Magnitude

4.4 (mb), light

Local time

Tue, Apr 19, 2016, 4:54 PM GMT-5

UTC

2016-04-19 21:54:21 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

0.561° N, 80.043° W

Region

Ecuador

Felt reports

1

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 7.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

143°

Stations used

33

• Esmeraldas, EcuadorPopulation 218,727. Forecast62 kmSW
• Quito, EcuadorPopulation 2,781,641. Forecast190 kmWNW

After

1. 5.63 km S of Muisne, EcuadorTue, Apr 19, 5:22 PM GMT-5 · 3815 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 6
2. 4.210 km E of Muisne, EcuadorTue, Apr 19, 8:48 PM GMT-5 · 3815 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
3. 4.312 km E of Muisne, EcuadorTue, Apr 19, 8:49 PM GMT-5 · 3815 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
4. 4.48 km N of Muisne, EcuadorTue, Apr 19, 8:50 PM GMT-5 · 3815 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
5. 4.531 km W of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 3:25 AM GMT-5 · 3815 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
6. 6.221 km W of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 3:33 AM GMT-5 · 3815 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 12
7. 6.010 km N of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 3:35 AM GMT-5 · 3815 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
8. 4.116 km SSW of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 3:56 AM GMT-5 · 3815 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
9. 4.617 km SW of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 4:13 AM GMT-5 · 3815 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
10. 4.313 km SW of Pedernales, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 4:35 AM GMT-5 · 3815 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
11. 4.342 km N of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 6:23 AM GMT-5 · 3815 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
12. 4.212 km W of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 7:13 AM GMT-5 · 3815 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
13. 4.723 km WNW of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 11:20 AM GMT-5 · 3815 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
14. 4.737 km N of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 11:30 AM GMT-5 · 3815 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
15. 4.911 km ESE of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 4:30 PM GMT-5 · 3814 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 3
16. 4.433 km SW of Pedernales, EcuadorThu, Apr 21, 7:31 AM GMT-5 · 3814 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
17. 4.437 km NW of Pedernales, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 8:36 AM GMT-5 · 3813 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
18. 4.426 km N of Muisne, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 11:27 AM GMT-5 · 3813 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
19. 5.726 km W of Muisne, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 8:24 PM GMT-5 · 3812 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
20. 4.839 km W of Muisne, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 11:06 PM GMT-5 · 3812 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
21. 4.332 km NNW of Rosa Zarate, EcuadorSun, Apr 24, 2:22 AM GMT-5 · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
22. 4.122 km SW of Pedernales, EcuadorMon, Apr 25, 2:06 AM GMT-5 · 3810 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
23. 4.453 km WNW of Pedernales, EcuadorTue, Apr 26, 10:50 AM GMT-5 · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
24. 4.127 km NW of Pedernales, EcuadorTue, Apr 26, 7:39 PM GMT-5 · 3808 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
25. 4.228 km ESE of Muisne, EcuadorFri, Apr 29, 8:44 PM GMT-5 · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
26. 4.528 km NE of Pedernales, EcuadorMon, May 2, 10:44 PM GMT-5 · 3802 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
27. 4.457 km W of Pedernales, EcuadorThu, May 5, 11:06 AM GMT-5 · 3800 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
28. 4.24 km S of Pedernales, EcuadorWed, May 11, 6:04 PM GMT-5 · 3793 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
29. 4.831 km W of Muisne, EcuadorSun, May 15, 4:51 AM GMT-5 · 3790 days ago · 42 km deep · 29 km away
30. 6.732 km SE of Muisne, EcuadorWed, May 18, 2:57 AM GMT-5 · 3787 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 104 · tsunami flag
31. 4.828 km SE of Muisne, EcuadorWed, May 18, 3:06 AM GMT-5 · 3787 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
32. 6.924 km NW of Rosa Zarate, EcuadorWed, May 18, 11:46 AM GMT-5 · 3787 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 62 · tsunami flag
33. 4.51 km N of Muisne, EcuadorThu, May 19, 2:05 AM GMT-5 · 3786 days ago · 37 km deep · 7 km away
34. 4.630 km ESE of Muisne, EcuadorTue, May 24, 4:03 PM GMT-5 · 3780 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
35. 4.418 km WSW of Muisne, EcuadorTue, May 31, 10:48 AM GMT-5 · 3774 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
36. 4.942 km WNW of Pedernales, EcuadorWed, Jun 1, 5:05 AM GMT-5 · 3773 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
37. 4.754 km WNW of Pedernales, EcuadorWed, Jun 1, 10:00 AM GMT-5 · 3773 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
38. 4.53 km SSW of Muisne, EcuadorMon, Jun 6, 11:45 AM GMT-5 · 3768 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away

Before

1. 4.439 km NW of Pedernales, EcuadorTue, Apr 19, 8:07 AM GMT-5 · 3816 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
2. 4.939 km NNE of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorMon, Apr 18, 8:25 AM GMT-5 · 3817 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
3. 4.445 km SE of Pedernales, EcuadorMon, Apr 18, 5:29 AM GMT-5 · 3817 days ago · 68 km deep · 95 km away
4. 4.313 km SW of Muisne, EcuadorMon, Apr 18, 4:13 AM GMT-5 · 3817 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
5. 4.426 km NW of Pedernales, EcuadorSun, Apr 17, 7:38 PM GMT-5 · 3817 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
6. 4.512 km ESE of Muisne, EcuadorSun, Apr 17, 3:24 PM GMT-5 · 3817 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
7. 4.649 km WNW of Pedernales, EcuadorSun, Apr 17, 12:42 AM GMT-5 · 3818 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
8. 4.634 km NW of Pedernales, EcuadorSat, Apr 16, 10:05 PM GMT-5 · 3818 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
9. 4.836 km NNE of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorSat, Apr 16, 9:18 PM GMT-5 · 3818 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
10. 4.1near the coast of EcuadorSat, Apr 16, 8:19 PM GMT-5 · 3818 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
11. 4.323 km SW of Pedernales, EcuadorSat, Apr 16, 8:09 PM GMT-5 · 3818 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
12. 4.543 km NW of Pedernales, EcuadorSat, Apr 16, 7:59 PM GMT-5 · 3818 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
13. 4.717 km WSW of Pedernales, EcuadorSat, Apr 16, 7:16 PM GMT-5 · 3818 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
14. 4.515 km S of Pedernales, EcuadorSat, Apr 16, 7:12 PM GMT-5 · 3818 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
15. 7.827 km SSE of Muisne, EcuadorSat, Apr 16, 6:58 PM GMT-5 · 3818 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 194 · PAGER orange · tsunami flag
16. 4.825 km N of Pedernales, EcuadorSat, Apr 16, 6:47 PM GMT-5 · 3818 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005dqq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC.