Mag. 3.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 45 km southwest of Muisne, Provincia de Esmeraldas, Ecuador, on 2016/04/19 11:33:04

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 3 jours earlier.
Mag. 3.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 45 km southwest of Muisne, Provincia de Esmeraldas, Ecuador, on 2016/04/19 11:33:04

Minor magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 0 km depth

19 Apr 16:37 UTC: Premier à signaler: IGEPN après 5 minutes.
Apr 19 16:40: Magnitude recalculée de 3.7 à 3.6.
Date & time: 19 Apr 2016 16:33:04 UTC
Local time at epicenter: 2016/04/19 11:33:04
Magnitude: 3.6
Profondeur: 0.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.36°N / 80.34°W (Océan Pacifique Nord, Équateur)
Volcan le plus près: Guagua Pichincha (203 km / 126 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
45 km NO de Pedernales (pop: 5,980) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
45 km SO de Muisne (pop: 13,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
96 km O de Rosa Zarate (pop: 42,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
101 km SO de Esmeraldas (pop: 165,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
107 km N de Bahia de Caraquez (Cantón Sucre) (pop: 37,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
121 km NNO de Chone (pop: 44,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
146 km ONO de Santo Domingo de los Colorados (pop: 200,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
153 km NNE de Manta Ecuador (pop: 183,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
212 km ONO de San Francisco de Quito (pop: 1,399,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
289 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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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeProfondeurLocationSource
M 3.6 kmNear Coast of EcuadorIGEPN

User reports for this quake (1)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
Puerto Cayo, Ecuador / Weak shaking (MMI III)
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Mag. 3.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 45 km southwest of Muisne, Provincia de Esmeraldas, Ecuador, on 2016/04/19 11:33:04
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