Ecuador earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 26 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 26 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador on Sun, Apr 17, 2016, 7:38 PM GMT-5 (00:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 39 km NNE of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-04-18 00:38:54 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.265° N, 80.190° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
70

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 61.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005by5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC.