M4.3 earthquake 13 km SW of Pedernales, Ecuador

Magnitude

4.3 (mb), light

Local time

Wed, Apr 20, 2016, 4:35 AM GMT-5

UTC

2016-04-20 09:35:40 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

0.027° S, 80.129° W

Region

Ecuador

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

144°

Stations used

32

• Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorPopulation 37,056. Forecast72 kmNNE
• Santo Domingo de los Colorados, EcuadorPopulation 458,580. Forecast109 kmWNW
• Quito, EcuadorPopulation 2,781,641. Forecast180 kmW

After

1. 4.342 km N of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 6:23 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
2. 4.212 km W of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 7:13 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
3. 4.723 km WNW of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 11:20 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
4. 4.737 km N of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 11:30 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
5. 4.911 km ESE of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 4:30 PM GMT-5 · 3806 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
6. 4.846 km WNW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 5:31 PM GMT-5 · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
7. 4.433 km SW of Pedernales, EcuadorThu, Apr 21, 7:31 AM GMT-5 · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
8. 4.234 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorThu, Apr 21, 8:53 AM GMT-5 · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
9. 6.034 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorThu, Apr 21, 10:03 PM GMT-5 · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 29
10. 5.936 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorThu, Apr 21, 10:20 PM GMT-5 · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
11. 5.023 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorThu, Apr 21, 11:31 PM GMT-5 · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
12. 4.331 km NE of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 12:37 AM GMT-5 · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
13. 4.843 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 3:52 AM GMT-5 · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
14. 4.359 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 5:39 AM GMT-5 · 3805 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
15. 4.437 km NW of Pedernales, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 8:36 AM GMT-5 · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
16. 4.948 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 10:39 AM GMT-5 · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
17. 4.426 km N of Muisne, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 11:27 AM GMT-5 · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
18. 5.726 km W of Muisne, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 8:24 PM GMT-5 · 3804 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
19. 4.839 km W of Muisne, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 11:06 PM GMT-5 · 3804 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
20. 4.332 km NNW of Rosa Zarate, EcuadorSun, Apr 24, 2:22 AM GMT-5 · 3803 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
21. 4.473 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorSun, Apr 24, 9:36 AM GMT-5 · 3803 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
22. 4.122 km SW of Pedernales, EcuadorMon, Apr 25, 2:06 AM GMT-5 · 3802 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
23. 4.453 km WNW of Pedernales, EcuadorTue, Apr 26, 10:50 AM GMT-5 · 3801 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
24. 5.456 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorTue, Apr 26, 4:58 PM GMT-5 · 3800 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
25. 4.127 km NW of Pedernales, EcuadorTue, Apr 26, 7:39 PM GMT-5 · 3800 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
26. 4.228 km ESE of Muisne, EcuadorFri, Apr 29, 8:44 PM GMT-5 · 3797 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
27. 4.356 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorSat, Apr 30, 5:32 PM GMT-5 · 3796 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
28. 4.528 km NE of Pedernales, EcuadorMon, May 2, 10:44 PM GMT-5 · 3794 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
29. 4.457 km W of Pedernales, EcuadorThu, May 5, 11:06 AM GMT-5 · 3792 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
30. 4.166 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorFri, May 6, 3:37 AM GMT-5 · 3791 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
31. 4.24 km S of Pedernales, EcuadorWed, May 11, 6:04 PM GMT-5 · 3785 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
32. 4.831 km W of Muisne, EcuadorSun, May 15, 4:51 AM GMT-5 · 3782 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
33. 6.732 km SE of Muisne, EcuadorWed, May 18, 2:57 AM GMT-5 · 3779 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 104 · tsunami flag
34. 4.828 km SE of Muisne, EcuadorWed, May 18, 3:06 AM GMT-5 · 3779 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
35. 6.924 km NW of Rosa Zarate, EcuadorWed, May 18, 11:46 AM GMT-5 · 3779 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 62 · tsunami flag
36. 4.51 km N of Muisne, EcuadorThu, May 19, 2:05 AM GMT-5 · 3778 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
37. 4.630 km ESE of Muisne, EcuadorTue, May 24, 4:03 PM GMT-5 · 3773 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
38. 4.418 km WSW of Muisne, EcuadorTue, May 31, 10:48 AM GMT-5 · 3766 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
39. 4.942 km WNW of Pedernales, EcuadorWed, Jun 1, 5:05 AM GMT-5 · 3765 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
40. 4.754 km WNW of Pedernales, EcuadorWed, Jun 1, 10:00 AM GMT-5 · 3765 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
41. 4.53 km SSW of Muisne, EcuadorMon, Jun 6, 11:45 AM GMT-5 · 3760 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away

Before

1. 4.617 km SW of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 4:13 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
2. 4.116 km SSW of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 3:56 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
3. 6.010 km N of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 3:35 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
4. 6.221 km W of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 3:33 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 12
5. 4.531 km W of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 3:25 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
6. 4.48 km N of Muisne, EcuadorTue, Apr 19, 8:50 PM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
7. 4.312 km E of Muisne, EcuadorTue, Apr 19, 8:49 PM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
8. 4.210 km E of Muisne, EcuadorTue, Apr 19, 8:48 PM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
9. 5.63 km S of Muisne, EcuadorTue, Apr 19, 5:22 PM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 6
10. 4.46 km SSW of Muisne, EcuadorTue, Apr 19, 4:54 PM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
11. 4.439 km NW of Pedernales, EcuadorTue, Apr 19, 8:07 AM GMT-5 · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
12. 4.478 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorTue, Apr 19, 12:15 AM GMT-5 · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
13. 4.957 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorMon, Apr 18, 9:03 PM GMT-5 · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
14. 4.970 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorMon, Apr 18, 4:15 PM GMT-5 · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
15. 4.153 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorMon, Apr 18, 3:00 PM GMT-5 · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
16. 4.528 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorMon, Apr 18, 12:07 PM GMT-5 · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
17. 4.129 km NNE of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorMon, Apr 18, 8:35 AM GMT-5 · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
18. 4.939 km NNE of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorMon, Apr 18, 8:25 AM GMT-5 · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
19. 4.445 km SE of Pedernales, EcuadorMon, Apr 18, 5:29 AM GMT-5 · 3809 days ago · 68 km deep · 43 km away
20. 4.313 km SW of Muisne, EcuadorMon, Apr 18, 4:13 AM GMT-5 · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005dry. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:39 AM UTC.