Ecuador earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 39 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 39 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador on Tue, Apr 19, 2016, 8:07 AM GMT-5 (13:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 3 km S of Muisne, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-04-19 13:07:30 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.284° N, 80.339° 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 7.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
83°
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: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.46 km SSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  2. 5.63 km S of Muisne, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 6
  3. 4.210 km E of Muisne, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.312 km E of Muisne, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.48 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.531 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 6.221 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 12
  8. 6.010 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.116 km SSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.617 km SW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.313 km SW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 4.342 km N of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.212 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.723 km WNW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  15. 4.737 km N of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 4.911 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
  17. 4.846 km WNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 4.433 km SW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 4.234 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 6.034 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 29
  21. 5.936 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 5.023 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  23. 4.331 km NE of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 4.843 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 4.359 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 4.437 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  27. 4.948 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
  28. 4.426 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 5.726 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 4.839 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  31. 4.332 km NNW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 3804 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 4.473 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3804 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 4.122 km SW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3803 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 4.453 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3802 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 5.456 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3801 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  36. 4.127 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3801 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 4.228 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3798 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 4.356 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3797 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 4.528 km NE of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3795 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 4.457 km W of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3793 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 4.166 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3792 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 4.24 km S of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3786 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 4.831 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3783 days ago · 42 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 6.732 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3780 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 104 · tsunami flag
  45. 4.828 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3780 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 6.924 km NW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 3780 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 62 · tsunami flag
  47. 4.51 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 3779 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 4.630 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3773 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  49. 4.418 km WSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3767 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 4.942 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3766 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 4.754 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3766 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 4.53 km SSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3761 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 4.478 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.957 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.970 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.153 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.528 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.129 km NNE of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.939 km NNE of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.445 km SE of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3810 days ago · 68 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.313 km SW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.426 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 4.512 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  12. 5.650 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.439 km WNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 4.624 km NNE of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  15. 5.834 km NE of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3811 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 8
  16. 4.649 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  17. 4.426 km NNE of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  18. 4.843 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  19. 4.634 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 4.836 km NNE of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005jsi. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.