Ecuador earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 28 km NE of Pedernales, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 28 km NE of Pedernales, Ecuador on Mon, May 2, 2016, 10:44 PM GMT-5 (03:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 31 km W of Muisne, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-05-03 03:44:59 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.250° N, 79.873° 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 4.6 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
77

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 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.457 km W of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3792 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.24 km S of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3786 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.831 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3782 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 6.732 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3780 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 104 · tsunami flag
  5. 4.828 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3780 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 6.924 km NW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 3779 days ago · 30 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 62 · tsunami flag
  7. 4.51 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 3779 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.630 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3773 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.418 km WSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3766 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.942 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3765 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.754 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3765 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.53 km SSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3760 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.373 km WSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3744 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 4.318 km SE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador · 3743 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.228 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3798 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.127 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3801 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.453 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3801 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.122 km SW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3803 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.332 km NNW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 3804 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.839 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  7. 5.726 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.426 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.437 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  10. 4.359 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 4.843 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.331 km NE of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 5.936 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 6.034 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 29
  15. 4.433 km SW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 4.911 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  17. 4.737 km N of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 4.723 km WNW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  19. 4.212 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 4.342 km N of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005d7t. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:17 PM UTC.