Ecuador earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 3 km SSW of Muisne, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Muisne, Ecuador on Mon, Jun 6, 2016, 11:45 AM GMT-5 (16:45 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 28 km E of Esmeraldas, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-06-06 16:45:10 UTC
Depth
13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.582° N, 80.032° 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 6.0 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.373 km WSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3745 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.318 km SE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 3744 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 4.313 km NNE of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3732 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.224 km E of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 3732 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.628 km E of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 3732 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.017 km ESE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 3730 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 5.933 km NNW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 3727 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 13
  8. 6.333 km NNW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 3727 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 88
  9. 4.326 km SSE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 3727 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.750 km NW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 3723 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 4.341 km NNE of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3716 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.754 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3766 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.942 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3767 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.418 km WSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3767 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.630 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3774 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.51 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 3780 days ago · 37 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 6.924 km NW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 3780 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 62 · tsunami flag
  7. 4.828 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3781 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 6.732 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3781 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 104 · tsunami flag
  9. 4.831 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3784 days ago · 42 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.24 km S of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3787 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200062cm. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:48 PM UTC.