Ecuador earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 7 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 7 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador on Wed, Sep 14, 2016, 11:50 AM GMT-5 (16:50 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-09-14 16:50:36 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.567° N, 79.965° W
Region
Ecuador
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.5 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
92

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

Before

  1. 4.460 km S of Valdez, Ecuador · 3672 days ago · 78 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006pij. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.