Ecuador earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 30 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 30 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador on Tue, May 24, 2016, 4:03 PM GMT-5 (21:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 42 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-05-24 21:03:17 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.469° N, 79.780° 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 III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
95

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.418 km WSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3766 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.942 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3766 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.754 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3766 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.53 km SSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3760 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 4.373 km WSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3744 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.318 km SE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 3743 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.313 km NNE of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3731 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.224 km E of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 3731 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.628 km E of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 3731 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.017 km ESE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 3730 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 5.933 km NNW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 3726 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 13
  12. 6.333 km NNW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 3726 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 88
  13. 4.326 km SSE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 3726 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 4.750 km NW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 3722 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 4.526 km WSW of Valdez, Ecuador · 3719 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  16. 4.341 km NNE of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3715 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 4.51 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 3779 days ago · 37 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 6.924 km NW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 3779 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 62 · tsunami flag
  3. 4.828 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3780 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 6.732 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3780 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 104 · tsunami flag
  5. 4.831 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3783 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.24 km S of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3786 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.528 km NE of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3795 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.228 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3798 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 4.127 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3801 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 4.453 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3801 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.122 km SW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3803 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005xme. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:39 AM UTC.