M5.1 earthquake 2 km ESE of Rocafuerte, Ecuador
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Rocafuerte, Ecuador on Tue, Jul 19, 2016, 8:20 PM GMT-5 (01:20 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-07-20 01:20:23 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.936° S, 80.427° W
- Region
- Ecuador
- Felt reports
- 6
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.02
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 41°
- Stations used
- 191
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.811 km ESE of Rocafuerte, Ecuador · 3716 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 3
- 4.341 km NNE of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3715 days ago · 34 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.811 km E of Rocafuerte, Ecuador · 3680 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 6
Before
- 3.63 km ESE of Rocafuerte, Ecuador · 3718 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
- 4.440 km NW of Manta, Ecuador · 3722 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
- 4.231 km NNW of Chone, Ecuador · 3727 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.643 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3729 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.547 km WNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador · 3729 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
- 4.123 km SSE of Junín, Ecuador · 3746 days ago · 64 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
- 4.322 km ENE of Santa Ana, Ecuador · 3747 days ago · 59 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006g0u. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:28 AM UTC.