Ecuador earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 18 km WSW of Muisne, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Muisne, Ecuador on Tue, May 31, 2016, 10:48 AM GMT-5 (15:48 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
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-05-31 15:48:11 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.529° N, 80.166° 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 9.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.942 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3765 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.754 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3765 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 4.53 km SSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3760 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.373 km WSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3744 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.318 km SE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 3742 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.313 km NNE of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3730 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.224 km E of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 3730 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.628 km E of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 3730 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.017 km ESE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 3729 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 5.933 km NNW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 3725 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 13
  11. 6.333 km NNW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 3725 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 88
  12. 4.326 km SSE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 3725 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.750 km NW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 3722 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.341 km NNE of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3714 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.630 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3772 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.51 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 3778 days ago · 37 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 6.924 km NW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 3779 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 62 · tsunami flag
  4. 4.828 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3779 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 6.732 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3779 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 104 · tsunami flag
  6. 4.831 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3782 days ago · 42 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.24 km S of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3785 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.166 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3791 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.457 km W of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3792 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.528 km NE of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3794 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005zdi. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:06 AM UTC.