M4.8 earthquake 28 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador

Magnitude

4.8 (mb), light

Local time

Wed, May 18, 2016, 3:06 AM GMT-5

UTC

2016-05-18 08:06:17 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

0.433° N, 79.834° W

Region

Ecuador

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 7.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.09

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

91°

Stations used

59

• Rosa Zarate, EcuadorPopulation 42,121. Forecast42 kmWNW
• Esmeraldas, EcuadorPopulation 218,727. Forecast62 kmSSW
• Quito, EcuadorPopulation 2,781,641. Forecast163 kmWNW

After

1. 6.924 km NW of Rosa Zarate, EcuadorWed, May 18, 11:46 AM GMT-5 · 3779 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 62 · tsunami flag
2. 4.51 km N of Muisne, EcuadorThu, May 19, 2:05 AM GMT-5 · 3778 days ago · 37 km deep · 29 km away
3. 4.630 km ESE of Muisne, EcuadorTue, May 24, 4:03 PM GMT-5 · 3773 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
4. 4.418 km WSW of Muisne, EcuadorTue, May 31, 10:48 AM GMT-5 · 3766 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
5. 4.942 km WNW of Pedernales, EcuadorWed, Jun 1, 5:05 AM GMT-5 · 3765 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
6. 4.754 km WNW of Pedernales, EcuadorWed, Jun 1, 10:00 AM GMT-5 · 3765 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
7. 4.53 km SSW of Muisne, EcuadorMon, Jun 6, 11:45 AM GMT-5 · 3760 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
8. 4.373 km WSW of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Jun 22, 10:40 AM GMT-5 · 3744 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
9. 4.318 km SE of Esmeraldas, EcuadorFri, Jun 24, 4:38 AM GMT-5 · 3742 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
10. 4.313 km NNE of Pedernales, EcuadorTue, Jul 5, 10:14 PM GMT-5 · 3730 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
11. 4.224 km E of Esmeraldas, EcuadorWed, Jul 6, 1:15 AM GMT-5 · 3730 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
12. 4.628 km E of Esmeraldas, EcuadorWed, Jul 6, 1:19 AM GMT-5 · 3730 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
13. 4.017 km ESE of Esmeraldas, EcuadorThu, Jul 7, 5:48 AM GMT-5 · 3729 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
14. 5.933 km NNW of Rosa Zarate, EcuadorSun, Jul 10, 9:01 PM GMT-5 · 3725 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 13
15. 6.333 km NNW of Rosa Zarate, EcuadorSun, Jul 10, 9:11 PM GMT-5 · 3725 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 88
16. 4.326 km SSE of Esmeraldas, EcuadorMon, Jul 11, 2:40 AM GMT-5 · 3725 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
17. 4.750 km NW of Esmeraldas, EcuadorThu, Jul 14, 11:37 AM GMT-5 · 3722 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away

Before

1. 6.732 km SE of Muisne, EcuadorWed, May 18, 2:57 AM GMT-5 · 3779 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 104 · tsunami flag
2. 4.831 km W of Muisne, EcuadorSun, May 15, 4:51 AM GMT-5 · 3782 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
3. 4.24 km S of Pedernales, EcuadorWed, May 11, 6:04 PM GMT-5 · 3785 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
4. 4.457 km W of Pedernales, EcuadorThu, May 5, 11:06 AM GMT-5 · 3792 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
5. 4.528 km NE of Pedernales, EcuadorMon, May 2, 10:44 PM GMT-5 · 3794 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
6. 4.228 km ESE of Muisne, EcuadorFri, Apr 29, 8:44 PM GMT-5 · 3797 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
7. 4.127 km NW of Pedernales, EcuadorTue, Apr 26, 7:39 PM GMT-5 · 3800 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
8. 4.453 km WNW of Pedernales, EcuadorTue, Apr 26, 10:50 AM GMT-5 · 3801 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
9. 4.122 km SW of Pedernales, EcuadorMon, Apr 25, 2:06 AM GMT-5 · 3802 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
10. 4.332 km NNW of Rosa Zarate, EcuadorSun, Apr 24, 2:22 AM GMT-5 · 3803 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
11. 4.839 km W of Muisne, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 11:06 PM GMT-5 · 3804 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
12. 5.726 km W of Muisne, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 8:24 PM GMT-5 · 3804 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
13. 4.426 km N of Muisne, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 11:27 AM GMT-5 · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
14. 4.437 km NW of Pedernales, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 8:36 AM GMT-5 · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
15. 4.433 km SW of Pedernales, EcuadorThu, Apr 21, 7:31 AM GMT-5 · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
16. 4.911 km ESE of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 4:30 PM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
17. 4.737 km N of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 11:30 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
18. 4.723 km WNW of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 11:20 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
19. 4.212 km W of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 7:13 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
20. 4.342 km N of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 6:23 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005i5w. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.