M4.4 earthquake 60 km S of Valdez, Ecuador
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 60 km S of Valdez, Ecuador on Fri, Sep 2, 2016, 3:49 PM GMT-5 (20:49 UTC), 78 km (49 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 7 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-09-02 20:49:01 UTC
- Depth
- 78.2 km (48.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.715° N, 79.085° W
- Region
- Ecuador
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.1 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 70°
- Stations used
- 65
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006js0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.