M4.3 earthquake 103 km ESE of Palora, Ecuador
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 103 km ESE of Palora, Ecuador on Wed, Apr 3, 2019, 8:21 AM GMT-5 (13:21 UTC), 140 km (87 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 134 km NNW of Alianza Cristiana, Peru. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-04-03 13:21:43 UTC
- Depth
- 139.6 km (86.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 2.178° S, 77.163° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 9.4 km horizontally, 10.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 82°
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9134 km NNW of Alianza Cristiana, Peru · 2687 days ago · 136 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 4
- 4.259 km ESE of Macas, Ecuador · 2680 days ago · 107 km deep · 57 km away
Before
- 4.674 km NNW of Alianza Cristiana, Peru · 2736 days ago · 107 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.4129 km N of Alianza Cristiana, Peru · 2739 days ago · 142 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.199 km ESE of Sucúa, Ecuador · 2744 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 6
- 4.5121 km E of Macas, Ecuador · 2750 days ago · 114 km deep · 25 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000k9m8. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:02 AM UTC.