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M7.8 earthquake, Ecuador, 2016-04-16

MagnitudeM7.8mww

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Depth21 km

Time (UTC)2016-04-16 23:58

Rank in 20163 / 147among M6+

Rank since 1900214 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×501approx.

27 km SSE of Muisne, Ecuador · 0.38, -79.92

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.5 2016-04-17	2016-04-17 00:29	15 km	near the coast of Ecuador
M5.8 2016-04-17	2016-04-17 07:14	24 km	34 km NE of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador
M5.6 2016-04-19	2016-04-19 22:22	11 km	3 km S of Muisne, Ecuador
M6.2 2016-04-20	2016-04-20 08:33	14 km	21 km W of Muisne, Ecuador
M6.0 2016-04-20	2016-04-20 08:35	10 km	10 km N of Muisne, Ecuador
M6.0 2016-04-22	2016-04-22 03:03	10 km	34 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador
M5.9 2016-04-22	2016-04-22 03:20	10 km	36 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador
M5.7 2016-04-23	2016-04-23 01:24	10 km	26 km W of Muisne, Ecuador

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1906 M8.8M8.8

1942 M7.8M7.8

2016 M7.8M7.8

1979 M7.7M7.7

1958 M7.6M7.6

1998 M7.2M7.2

1987 M7.2M7.2

1956 M7.0M7.0

1958 M6.9M6.9

2013 M6.9M6.9

2016 M6.9M6.9

1958 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.9 2013-02-09	2013-02-09 14:16	145 km	2 km NNE of Yacuanquer, Colombia
M6.0 2011-11-17	2011-11-17 01:57	27 km	87 km NW of Salinas, Ecuador
M6.2 2005-01-28	2005-01-28 15:46	10 km	51 km WSW of Manta, Ecuador
M6.1 2005-01-28	2005-01-28 09:26	10 km	90 km WSW of Manta, Ecuador
M6.1 2005-01-24	2005-01-24 23:23	17 km	23 km W of Jipijapa, Ecuador
M6.0 2005-01-21	2005-01-21 13:45	10 km	21 km WSW of Montecristi, Ecuador
M6.4 2000-09-28	2000-09-28 23:23	23 km	45 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador
M7.2 1998-08-04	1998-08-04 18:59	33 km	3 km E of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador
M6.3 1996-08-05	1996-08-05 21:39	33 km	24 km NNW of Salinas, Ecuador
M6.2 1996-04-27	1996-04-27 08:40	10 km	84 km WNW of Salahonda, Colombia

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.