Ecuador earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 12 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 12 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador on Sun, Apr 17, 2016, 3:24 PM GMT-5 (20:24 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
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-04-17 20:24:00 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.572° N, 79.915° 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 5.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
145°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.426 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3812 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.313 km SW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 4.445 km SE of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3811 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.439 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.46 km SSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  6. 5.63 km S of Muisne, Ecuador · 3810 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 6
  7. 4.210 km E of Muisne, Ecuador · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 4.312 km E of Muisne, Ecuador · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 4.48 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 4.531 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3809 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 6.221 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3809 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 12
  12. 6.010 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 4.116 km SSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3809 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.617 km SW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  15. 4.313 km SW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 4.212 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 4.723 km WNW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  18. 4.911 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3809 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  19. 4.433 km SW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 4.437 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  21. 4.426 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 5.726 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 4.839 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  24. 4.332 km NNW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 4.122 km SW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3804 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 4.453 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3803 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 4.127 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3803 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 4.228 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3800 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 4.528 km NE of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3796 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 4.457 km W of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3794 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 4.24 km S of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3788 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 4.831 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3784 days ago · 42 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 6.732 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3781 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 104 · tsunami flag
  34. 4.828 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3781 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 6.924 km NW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 3781 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 62 · tsunami flag
  36. 4.51 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 3780 days ago · 37 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 4.630 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3775 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  38. 4.418 km WSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3768 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 4.942 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3767 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 4.754 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3767 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 4.53 km SSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3762 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 4.649 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3812 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.634 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3813 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.1near the coast of Ecuador · 3813 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.323 km SW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3813 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.543 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3813 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.717 km WSW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3813 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.515 km S of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3813 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 7.827 km SSE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3813 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 194 · PAGER orange · tsunami flag
  9. 4.825 km N of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3813 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005ja5. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC.