Ecuador earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 11 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 11 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador on Wed, Apr 20, 2016, 4:30 PM GMT-5 (21:30 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 26 km W of Muisne, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.9 (mwr), light
Local time: Wed, Apr 20, 2016, 4:30 PM GMT-5
UTC: 2016-04-20 21:30:04 UTC
Depth: 6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 0.569° N, 79.928° W
Region: Ecuador
Felt reports: 3
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude: 4.9 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 201°, dip 79°, rake 113°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 316°, dip 25°, rake 27°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 6.1 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 67°
Stations used: 164

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005kab (also filed as iscgem608588071). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:04 PM UTC.