6.0 AND GREATER EARTHQUAKES ARE REPORTED ON THIS SITE AND ALL EARTHQUAKE STATS PERTAIN ONLY TO 6.0 AND GREATER MAGNITUDE QUAKES.


Map: CSEM-EMSC

A great 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit near the coast of Ecuador on April 16, 2016, at 23:58:34 UTC, at a depth of 0 km, reported Geoscience Australia (not finalized).

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a Tsunami Threat Message on April 17, 2016, at 0004 UTC, that hazardous tsunami waves were possible along the coasts of Ecuador and Colombia. *There is no update on the tsunami threat as of 7:10 pm Pacific Time.