M4.4 earthquake 45 km SE of Pedernales, Ecuador

Magnitude

4.4 (mb), light

Local time

Mon, Apr 18, 2016, 5:29 AM GMT-5

UTC

2016-04-18 10:29:17 UTC

Depth

67.7 km (42.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

0.267° S, 79.825° W

Region

Ecuador

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 7.2 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

89°

Stations used

45

• Chone, EcuadorPopulation 44,751. Forecast56 kmNNE
• Santo Domingo de los Colorados, EcuadorPopulation 458,580. Forecast72 kmW
• Quito, EcuadorPopulation 2,781,641. Forecast145 kmW

After

1. 4.939 km NNE of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorMon, Apr 18, 8:25 AM GMT-5 · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
2. 4.129 km NNE of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorMon, Apr 18, 8:35 AM GMT-5 · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
3. 4.528 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorMon, Apr 18, 12:07 PM GMT-5 · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
4. 4.439 km NW of Pedernales, EcuadorTue, Apr 19, 8:07 AM GMT-5 · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
5. 4.46 km SSW of Muisne, EcuadorTue, Apr 19, 4:54 PM GMT-5 · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
6. 5.63 km S of Muisne, EcuadorTue, Apr 19, 5:22 PM GMT-5 · 3808 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 6
7. 4.210 km E of Muisne, EcuadorTue, Apr 19, 8:48 PM GMT-5 · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
8. 4.312 km E of Muisne, EcuadorTue, Apr 19, 8:49 PM GMT-5 · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
9. 4.116 km SSW of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 3:56 AM GMT-5 · 3808 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
10. 4.617 km SW of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 4:13 AM GMT-5 · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
11. 4.313 km SW of Pedernales, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 4:35 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
12. 4.342 km N of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 6:23 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
13. 4.737 km N of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 11:30 AM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
14. 4.911 km ESE of Muisne, EcuadorWed, Apr 20, 4:30 PM GMT-5 · 3807 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
15. 4.433 km SW of Pedernales, EcuadorThu, Apr 21, 7:31 AM GMT-5 · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
16. 4.234 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorThu, Apr 21, 8:53 AM GMT-5 · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
17. 6.034 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorThu, Apr 21, 10:03 PM GMT-5 · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 29
18. 5.936 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorThu, Apr 21, 10:20 PM GMT-5 · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
19. 5.023 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorThu, Apr 21, 11:31 PM GMT-5 · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
20. 4.331 km NE of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 12:37 AM GMT-5 · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
21. 4.843 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 3:52 AM GMT-5 · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
22. 4.359 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 5:39 AM GMT-5 · 3805 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
23. 4.437 km NW of Pedernales, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 8:36 AM GMT-5 · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
24. 4.948 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorFri, Apr 22, 10:39 AM GMT-5 · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 4
25. 4.122 km SW of Pedernales, EcuadorMon, Apr 25, 2:06 AM GMT-5 · 3803 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
26. 4.453 km WNW of Pedernales, EcuadorTue, Apr 26, 10:50 AM GMT-5 · 3801 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
27. 4.127 km NW of Pedernales, EcuadorTue, Apr 26, 7:39 PM GMT-5 · 3801 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
28. 4.228 km ESE of Muisne, EcuadorFri, Apr 29, 8:44 PM GMT-5 · 3798 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
29. 4.528 km NE of Pedernales, EcuadorMon, May 2, 10:44 PM GMT-5 · 3795 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
30. 4.457 km W of Pedernales, EcuadorThu, May 5, 11:06 AM GMT-5 · 3792 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
31. 4.24 km S of Pedernales, EcuadorWed, May 11, 6:04 PM GMT-5 · 3786 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
32. 6.732 km SE of Muisne, EcuadorWed, May 18, 2:57 AM GMT-5 · 3780 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 104 · tsunami flag
33. 4.828 km SE of Muisne, EcuadorWed, May 18, 3:06 AM GMT-5 · 3780 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
34. 6.924 km NW of Rosa Zarate, EcuadorWed, May 18, 11:46 AM GMT-5 · 3779 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 62 · tsunami flag
35. 4.630 km ESE of Muisne, EcuadorTue, May 24, 4:03 PM GMT-5 · 3773 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
36. 4.418 km WSW of Muisne, EcuadorTue, May 31, 10:48 AM GMT-5 · 3766 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
37. 4.942 km WNW of Pedernales, EcuadorWed, Jun 1, 5:05 AM GMT-5 · 3765 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
38. 4.754 km WNW of Pedernales, EcuadorWed, Jun 1, 10:00 AM GMT-5 · 3765 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
39. 4.53 km SSW of Muisne, EcuadorMon, Jun 6, 11:45 AM GMT-5 · 3760 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away

Before

1. 4.313 km SW of Muisne, EcuadorMon, Apr 18, 4:13 AM GMT-5 · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
2. 4.426 km NW of Pedernales, EcuadorSun, Apr 17, 7:38 PM GMT-5 · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
3. 4.414 km ESE of Rocafuerte, EcuadorSun, Apr 17, 4:35 PM GMT-5 · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
4. 4.512 km ESE of Muisne, EcuadorSun, Apr 17, 3:24 PM GMT-5 · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
5. 5.650 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorSun, Apr 17, 4:23 AM GMT-5 · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
6. 4.624 km NNE of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorSun, Apr 17, 2:22 AM GMT-5 · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
7. 5.834 km NE of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorSun, Apr 17, 2:14 AM GMT-5 · 3811 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 8
8. 4.649 km WNW of Pedernales, EcuadorSun, Apr 17, 12:42 AM GMT-5 · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
9. 4.426 km NNE of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorSat, Apr 16, 11:25 PM GMT-5 · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
10. 4.843 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorSat, Apr 16, 11:02 PM GMT-5 · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
11. 4.634 km NW of Pedernales, EcuadorSat, Apr 16, 10:05 PM GMT-5 · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
12. 4.836 km NNE of Bahía de Caráquez, EcuadorSat, Apr 16, 9:18 PM GMT-5 · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
13. 4.1near the coast of EcuadorSat, Apr 16, 8:19 PM GMT-5 · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
14. 4.323 km SW of Pedernales, EcuadorSat, Apr 16, 8:09 PM GMT-5 · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
15. 4.543 km NW of Pedernales, EcuadorSat, Apr 16, 7:59 PM GMT-5 · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
16. 5.5near the coast of EcuadorSat, Apr 16, 7:29 PM GMT-5 · 3811 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
17. 4.717 km WSW of Pedernales, EcuadorSat, Apr 16, 7:16 PM GMT-5 · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
18. 4.515 km S of Pedernales, EcuadorSat, Apr 16, 7:12 PM GMT-5 · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
19. 7.827 km SSE of Muisne, EcuadorSat, Apr 16, 6:58 PM GMT-5 · 3811 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 194 · PAGER orange · tsunami flag
20. 4.825 km N of Pedernales, EcuadorSat, Apr 16, 6:47 PM GMT-5 · 3811 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005jfq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.