Moderate mag. 3.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 19 km southwest of Muisne, Provincia de Esmeraldas, Ecuador, on 2016/04/18 01:16:06
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.8 quake 28 km south of Muisne, Provincia de Esmeraldas, Ecuador, 2016-04-16 18:58:37 -05:00, which had occurred 1 jour 6 heures earlier.
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Séisme modéré magnitude 3.6 at 0 km depth
18 Apr 06:20 UTC: Premier à signaler: IGEPN après 4 minutes.
Apr 18 06:24: Magnitude recalculée de 3.7 à 3.6.
Apr 18 06:24: Magnitude recalculée de 3.7 à 3.6.
Local time at epicenter: 2016/04/18 01:16:06
Magnitude: 3.6
Profondeur: 0.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.49°N / 80.14°W
(Océan Pacifique Nord, Équateur)Volcan le plus près: Guagua Pichincha (163 km / 101 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
19 km SO de Muisne (pop: 13,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
48 km NNO de Pedernales (pop: 5,980) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
75 km SO de Esmeraldas (pop: 165,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
76 km ONO de Rosa Zarate (pop: 42,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
125 km NNE de Bahia de Caraquez (Cantón Sucre) (pop: 37,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
132 km N de Chone (pop: 44,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
135 km NO de Santo Domingo de los Colorados (pop: 200,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
174 km NNE de Manta Ecuador (pop: 183,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
197 km ONO de San Francisco de Quito (pop: 1,399,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
300 km N de Guayaquil (pop: 1,952,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: IGEPN (Institute of Geophysics of the National Polytechnic School in Quito)
Estimated released energy: 1.6 x 1010 joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Profondeur | Location | Source |
| M 3.6 | km | Near Coast of Ecuador | IGEPN |
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