Significant Seismicity – April 20, 2016

M6.1 event occurs in coastal Ecuador

Details
Magnitude: 6.1Mw  [emsc-csem.org]
Location: 0.67°N, 80.17°W
Depth: 15km
Time: 2016-04-20 at 08:33:48 UTC
Distances:

• 208 km NW of Quito, Ecuador [pop: 1.4 million]
• 17 km NW of Muisne, Ecuador [pop: 14k]

M7.8 Ecuador Earthquake Casualty Update

• Death toll: About 500 dead, more than 100 others missing
• Injuries: About 5,000 injured
• Damage: 1,500 buildings destroyed, many others damaged, multiple landslides have destroyed roads and other public infrastructure
• Estimated Damage: USD2.5 Billion

Japan

Magnitude: 5.8Mw [USGS/EHP]
Location: 37.83°N, 141.60°E  [About 90km east of Fukushima NPP]
Depth: 38.8km
Time: 2016-04-20 12:19:45.1 UTC
Distances:

• 80 km SE of Sendai-shi, Japan [ pop: 1,037,562]
• 65 km NE of Namie, Japan [pop: 21,866 ]