M4.4 earthquake 37 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador

Magnitude

4.4 (mb), light

Local time

Fri, Apr 22, 2016, 8:36 AM GMT-5

UTC

2016-04-22 13:36:07 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

0.270° N, 80.326° W

Region

Ecuador

Felt reports

2

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 6.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

84°

Stations used

22

• Rosa Zarate, EcuadorPopulation 42,121. Forecast95 kmW
• Esmeraldas, EcuadorPopulation 218,727. Forecast107 kmSW
• Quito, EcuadorPopulation 2,781,641. Forecast208 kmWNW

After

1. 4.948 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 10:39 AM GMT-5 · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
2. 4.426 km N of Muisne, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 11:27 AM GMT-5 · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
3. 5.726 km W of Muisne, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 8:24 PM GMT-5 · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
4. 4.839 km W of Muisne, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 11:06 PM GMT-5 · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
5. 4.332 km NNW of Rosa Zarate, EcuadorSun, Apr 24, 2:22 AM GMT-5 · 3804 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
6. 4.473 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorSun, Apr 24, 9:36 AM GMT-5 · 3803 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
7. 4.122 km SW of Pedernales, EcuadorMon, Apr 25, 2:06 AM GMT-5 · 3803 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
8. 4.453 km WNW of Pedernales, EcuadorTue, Apr 26, 10:50 AM GMT-5 · 3801 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
9. 5.456 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorTue, Apr 26, 4:58 PM GMT-5 · 3801 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
10. 4.127 km NW of Pedernales, EcuadorTue, Apr 26, 7:39 PM GMT-5 · 3801 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
11. 4.228 km ESE of Muisne, EcuadorFri, Apr 29, 8:44 PM GMT-5 · 3798 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
12. 4.356 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorSat, Apr 30, 5:32 PM GMT-5 · 3797 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
13. 4.528 km NE of Pedernales, EcuadorMon, May 2, 10:44 PM GMT-5 · 3795 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
14. 4.457 km W of Pedernales, EcuadorThu, May 5, 11:06 AM GMT-5 · 3792 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
15. 4.166 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorFri, May 6, 3:37 AM GMT-5 · 3791 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
16. 4.24 km S of Pedernales, EcuadorWed, May 11, 6:04 PM GMT-5 · 3786 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
17. 4.831 km W of Muisne, EcuadorSun, May 15, 4:51 AM GMT-5 · 3782 days ago · 42 km deep · 32 km away
18. 6.732 km SE of Muisne, EcuadorWed, May 18, 2:57 AM GMT-5 · 3780 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 104 · tsunami flag
19. 4.828 km SE of Muisne, EcuadorWed, May 18, 3:06 AM GMT-5 · 3780 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
20. 6.924 km NW of Rosa Zarate, EcuadorWed, May 18, 11:46 AM GMT-5 · 3779 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 62 · tsunami flag
21. 4.51 km N of Muisne, EcuadorThu, May 19, 2:05 AM GMT-5 · 3779 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
22. 4.630 km ESE of Muisne, EcuadorTue, May 24, 4:03 PM GMT-5 · 3773 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
23. 4.418 km WSW of Muisne, EcuadorTue, May 31, 10:48 AM GMT-5 · 3766 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
24. 4.942 km WNW of Pedernales, EcuadorWed, Jun 1, 5:05 AM GMT-5 · 3765 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
25. 4.754 km WNW of Pedernales, EcuadorWed, Jun 1, 10:00 AM GMT-5 · 3765 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
26. 4.53 km SSW of Muisne, EcuadorMon, Jun 6, 11:45 AM GMT-5 · 3760 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away

Before

1. 4.359 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 5:39 AM GMT-5 · 3805 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
2. 4.843 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 3:52 AM GMT-5 · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
3. 4.331 km NE of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 12:37 AM GMT-5 · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
4. 5.023 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorThu, Apr 21, 11:31 PM GMT-5 · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
5. 5.936 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorThu, Apr 21, 10:20 PM GMT-5 · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
6. 6.034 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorThu, Apr 21, 10:03 PM GMT-5 · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 29
7. 4.234 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorThu, Apr 21, 8:53 AM GMT-5 · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
8. 4.433 km SW of Pedernales, EcuadorThu, Apr 21, 7:31 AM GMT-5 · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
9. 4.846 km WNW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 5:31 PM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
10. 4.911 km ESE of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 4:30 PM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
11. 4.737 km N of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 11:30 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
12. 4.723 km WNW of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 11:20 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
13. 4.212 km W of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 7:13 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
14. 4.342 km N of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 6:23 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
15. 4.313 km SW of Pedernales, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 4:35 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
16. 4.617 km SW of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 4:13 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
17. 4.116 km SSW of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 3:56 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
18. 6.010 km N of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 3:35 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
19. 6.221 km W of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 3:33 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 12
20. 4.531 km W of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 3:25 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005dda. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC.