Ecuador earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 23 km WNW of Muisne, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 23 km WNW of Muisne, Ecuador on Wed, Apr 20, 2016, 11:20 AM GMT-5 (16:20 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 11 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-04-20 16:20:36 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.694° N, 80.216° W
Region
Ecuador
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
119

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005k7i. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.