Ecuador earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 32 km NNW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 32 km NNW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador on Sun, Apr 24, 2016, 2:22 AM GMT-5 (07:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 28 km NE of Pedernales, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.

Rosa Zarate forecastMore in Ecuador

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2016-04-24 07:22:00 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
0.603° N, 79.567° 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
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
135°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.127 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3801 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.228 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3798 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.528 km NE of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3795 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.24 km S of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3786 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.831 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3782 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 6.732 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3780 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 104 · tsunami flag
  7. 4.828 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3780 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 6.924 km NW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador · 3779 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 62 · tsunami flag
  9. 4.51 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 3779 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.630 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3773 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  11. 4.418 km WSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3766 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 4.53 km SSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3760 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.839 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  2. 5.726 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.426 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 4.437 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.911 km ESE of Muisne, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.723 km WNW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.212 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.313 km SW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.617 km SW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.116 km SSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 6.010 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 3807 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 6.221 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 12
  13. 4.531 km W of Muisne, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.48 km N of Muisne, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.312 km E of Muisne, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 4.210 km E of Muisne, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 5.63 km S of Muisne, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 6
  18. 4.46 km SSW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  19. 4.439 km NW of Pedernales, Ecuador · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 4.313 km SW of Muisne, Ecuador · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

Earthquakes todayEcuador earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005ld4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:04 PM UTC.