Ecuador earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 16 km NW of Rocafuerte, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Rocafuerte, Ecuador on Thu, Apr 21, 2016, 11:25 PM GMT-5 (04:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 23 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-04-22 04:25:33 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.819° S, 80.559° W
Region
Ecuador
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
173°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.023 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.331 km NE of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.843 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.359 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.854 km W of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.948 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4
  7. 4.357 km WSW of Jipijapa, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.473 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3804 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.122 km SW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3803 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.710 km SW of Manta, Ecuador · 3803 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  11. 5.456 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3802 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  12. 4.1near the coast of Ecuador · 3801 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.243 km W of Jipijapa, Ecuador · 3801 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 4.148 km SW of Montecristi, Ecuador · 3800 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 4.330 km WSW of Jipijapa, Ecuador · 3799 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  16. 4.356 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3798 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 4.5near the coast of Ecuador · 3794 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 4.326 km WSW of Montecristi, Ecuador · 3794 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 4.457 km W of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3793 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 4.166 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3792 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 4.322 km ENE of Santa Ana, Ecuador · 3747 days ago · 59 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  22. 4.123 km SSE of Junín, Ecuador · 3747 days ago · 64 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 5.936 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 6.034 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3806 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 29
  3. 4.234 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.433 km SW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.846 km WNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.737 km N of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.342 km N of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.731 km WNW of Jipijapa, Ecuador · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.478 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.957 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.970 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 4.153 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 4.610 km W of Manta, Ecuador · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 4.915 km WSW of Manta, Ecuador · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  15. 4.528 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 4.129 km NNE of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 4.939 km NNE of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.950 km NW of Manta, Ecuador · 3810 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 4.414 km ESE of Rocafuerte, Ecuador · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 5.650 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005kr9. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:10 AM UTC.