Ecuador earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 28 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 28 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador on Fri, Apr 29, 2016, 8:44 PM GMT-5 (01:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.9 24 km NW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-04-30 01:44:40 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.509° N, 79.783° 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 7.6 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.528 km NE of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3804 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.24 km S of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3795 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.831 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3791 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 6.732 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3788 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 104 · tsunami flag
  5. 4.828 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3788 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 6.924 km NW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 3788 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 62 · tsunami flag
  7. 4.51 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 3787 days ago · 37 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.630 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3782 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.418 km WSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3775 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.942 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3774 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.754 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3774 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.53 km SSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3769 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 4.373 km WSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3753 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.318 km SE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 3751 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.127 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3810 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.453 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.122 km SW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3811 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.332 km NNW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 3812 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.839 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3814 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  6. 5.726 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3814 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.426 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 3814 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.437 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3814 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.433 km SW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3815 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.911 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3816 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 3
  11. 4.723 km WNW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3816 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  12. 4.212 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3816 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.313 km SW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3816 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 4.617 km SW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3816 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  15. 4.116 km SSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3816 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 6.010 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 3816 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 6.221 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3816 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 12
  18. 4.531 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3816 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 4.48 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 3817 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 4.312 km E of Muisne, Ecuador · 3817 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away

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