Overall Green Earthquake alert in Ecuador on 20 Dec 2016 10:49 UTC

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M 4.8 in Ecuador on 20 Dec 2016 10:49 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude:	4.8M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	0.8955 , -79.7677
Event Date:	20 Dec 2016 10:49 UTC 20 Dec 2016 05:49 Local
Exposed Population:	525840 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us200082tc
Inserted at:	20 Dec 2016 12:34 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us200082tc	Scaled population (vector)	n.a
	C1 earthquake	n.a
	C2 earthquake	n.a
	Country Vulnerability	n.a
	INFORM_normalised	n.a

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1151347		0	20 Dec 2016 10:49	4.8M, 10km	N/A	530 thousand (in 100km)		01:44	NEIC

The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.

The episode that has the last updated information.

* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Ecuador , Province of Esmeraldas (population 336,795) . The nearest places are Campo Alegre, Vuelto Larga, Atacames, Tabiazo, Esmeraldas, San Mateo, Pebas Real, San Enrique, Coronel Carlos Concha Torres, Tonchigüe, and Guachalá.

Radius	Population
100 km	530000 people
75 km	370000 people
50 km	300000 people
20 km	220000 people
10 km	32000 people
5 km	8000 people
2 km	1700 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Esmeraldas	Ecuador	340000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Campo Alegre	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	2 km
Vuelto Larga	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	8 km
Atacames	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	9 km
Tabiazo	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	12 km
Esmeraldas	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	95000 people	14 km
San Mateo	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	15 km
Pebas Real	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	19 km
San Enrique	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	22 km
Coronel Carlos Concha Torres	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	22 km
Tonchigüe	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	22 km
Camarones	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	25 km
Chinca	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	25 km
El Salto	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	31 km
Tabuche	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	31 km
Galera	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	31 km
Galope	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	32 km
Majua	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	33 km
Businga	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	34 km
Chontaduro	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	36 km
Punta Tortuga	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	37 km
Viche	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	37 km
Las Mareas	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	37 km
La Selva	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	37 km
Cube	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	38 km
Chumundé	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	39 km
Olivo	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	40 km
Quingüe	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	40 km
Bamba	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	40 km
Altamar	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	40 km
Gloria	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	41 km
San Francisco	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	41 km
Caple	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	42 km
Muisne	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	13000 people	42 km
La Delicia	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	43 km
Rioverde	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	44 km
Chura	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	45 km
Las Medianias	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	46 km
La Mancha	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	46 km
Concepción	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	47 km
Rocafuerte	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	47 km
Puerto Nueuo	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	48 km
El Guabo	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	49 km
Pueblito	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	51 km
Mompiche	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	52 km
Montalvo	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	52 km
El Mango	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	52 km
Zapotal	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	57 km
Daule	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	61 km
Sade	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	61 km
Vainilla	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	63 km
Guaillabamba	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	64 km
Mocoral	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	64 km
Malimpia	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	66 km
Salima	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	66 km
Cojimíes	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	67 km
Guadual	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	68 km
Guachalá	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	69 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
General Rivadeneira	ESM	7	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7800	18 km
Pedernales		20				0	97 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Balao Terminal	ECEBL	Ecuador	15 km
Esmeraldas	ECESM	Ecuador	16 km
Rioverde		Ecuador	29 km
Cojimies		Ecuador	67 km

More information

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