Ecuador earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 22 km SW of Pedernales, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 22 km SW of Pedernales, Ecuador on Mon, Apr 25, 2016, 2:06 AM GMT-5 (07:06 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 53 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2016-04-25 07:06:22 UTC
Depth
25.8 km (16.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.075° S, 80.196° 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.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
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Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude
4.1 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 208°, dip 72°, rake 93°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 19°, dip 18°, rake 82°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.2 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.453 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3801 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 5.456 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3801 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.1near the coast of Ecuador · 3801 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.127 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3801 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.228 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3798 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.356 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3797 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.528 km NE of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3795 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.457 km W of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3792 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.166 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3792 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.24 km S of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3786 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 4.831 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3783 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 6.732 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3780 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 104 · tsunami flag
  13. 4.828 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3780 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 6.924 km NW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 3779 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 62 · tsunami flag
  15. 4.51 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 3779 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 4.630 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3773 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  17. 4.418 km WSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3766 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 4.942 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3766 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 4.754 km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3765 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 4.53 km SSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3760 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 4.373 km WSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3744 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.473 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3803 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.839 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  3. 5.726 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.948 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 4
  5. 4.854 km W of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.437 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.359 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.843 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.331 km NE of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 5.023 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.316 km NW of Rocafuerte, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  12. 5.936 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 6.034 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 29
  14. 4.234 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.433 km SW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 4.846 km WNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 4.911 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  18. 4.737 km N of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 4.723 km WNW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  20. 4.212 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005lia. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:57 AM UTC.