Ecuador earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 4 km S of Pedernales, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 4 km S of Pedernales, Ecuador on Wed, May 11, 2016, 6:04 PM GMT-5 (23:04 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
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-05-11 23:04:47 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.029° N, 80.049° 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 8.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
215°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.831 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3782 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 6.732 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3779 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 104 · tsunami flag
  3. 4.828 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3779 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 6.924 km NW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 3779 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 62 · tsunami flag
  5. 4.51 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 3778 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.630 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3773 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.418 km WSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3766 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.942 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3765 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.754 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3765 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.53 km SSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3760 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.373 km WSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3744 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.313 km NNE of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3730 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 5.547 km WNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3728 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  14. 4.643 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3728 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 4.231 km NNW of Chone, Ecuador · 3726 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 4.166 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3791 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.457 km W of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3792 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.528 km NE of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3794 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.356 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3796 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.228 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3797 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.127 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3800 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 5.456 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3801 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.453 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3801 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.122 km SW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3802 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.332 km NNW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 3803 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.839 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3804 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  12. 5.726 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3804 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 4.426 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 4.948 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 4
  15. 4.437 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  16. 4.359 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 4.843 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 4.331 km NE of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 5.023 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  20. 5.936 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005ii9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.