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