Ecuador earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 73 km WSW of Muisne, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 73 km WSW of Muisne, Ecuador on Wed, Jun 22, 2016, 10:40 AM GMT-5 (15:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 47 km WNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-06-22 15:40:27 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.403° N, 80.643° 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 8.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.313 km NNE of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3731 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 5.547 km WNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3729 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.643 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3728 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.341 km NNE of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3714 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.53 km SSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3760 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.754 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3765 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 4.942 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3765 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.418 km WSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3766 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.630 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3773 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200067ie. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.