Ecuador earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 31 km W of Muisne, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 31 km W of Muisne, Ecuador on Wed, Apr 20, 2016, 3:25 AM GMT-5 (08:25 UTC), 19 km (12 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
2016-04-20 08:25:07 UTC
Depth
19.4 km (12.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.664° N, 80.300° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.221 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3811 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 12
  2. 6.010 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.116 km SSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3811 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.617 km SW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.313 km SW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.342 km N of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.212 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.723 km WNW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.911 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3811 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  10. 4.433 km SW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.359 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3809 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.437 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  13. 4.426 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 5.726 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 4.839 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  16. 4.332 km NNW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 4.122 km SW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.453 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 4.127 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3804 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 4.228 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3801 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 4.528 km NE of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3798 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 4.457 km W of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3796 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 4.24 km S of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3790 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 4.831 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3786 days ago · 42 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 6.732 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3783 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 104 · tsunami flag
  26. 4.828 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3783 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 6.924 km NW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 3783 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 62 · tsunami flag
  28. 4.51 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 3782 days ago · 37 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 4.630 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3777 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  30. 4.418 km WSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3770 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 4.942 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3769 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 4.754 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3769 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 4.53 km SSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3764 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 4.48 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.312 km E of Muisne, Ecuador · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.210 km E of Muisne, Ecuador · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 5.63 km S of Muisne, Ecuador · 3812 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 6
  5. 4.46 km SSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3812 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.439 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3812 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 4.478 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3812 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.970 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3813 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.313 km SW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3813 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 4.426 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3813 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.512 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3814 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.649 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3814 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.634 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3814 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.1near the coast of Ecuador · 3814 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.323 km SW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3814 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 4.543 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3814 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  17. 4.717 km WSW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3814 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 4.515 km S of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3814 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 7.827 km SSE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3814 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 194 · PAGER orange · tsunami flag
  20. 4.825 km N of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3814 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005k35. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.