2016 Ecuador earthquake

The shock struck northern Ecuador at 18:58 local time on a Saturday, with the epicentre 27 kilometres from the coastal town of Muisne, west of Esmeraldas province, and caused severe damage with concern over a possible tsunami. Eight shelters were opened in the days that followed, in Esmeraldas, Babahoyo, Guayas, Santo Domingo, Portoviejo and Quito.

Origin time (UTC)

2016-04-16T23:58

Magnitude

7.8

Magnitude type

mww

Depth (km)

20.59

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20005j32

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: ecuador, muisne, esmeraldas, shallow, relief

Coordinates: 0.3819, -79.9218

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 and above in South America since 1990

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