M 4.6 in Near Coast Of Ecuador on 21 Feb 2014 12:42 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: 4.6M
Depth: 31.71 Km
Lat/Lon: 0.1952 , -79.1322
Event Date: 21 Feb 2014 12:42 UTC
21 Feb 2014 07:42 Local
Exposed Population:
3026357 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 21 Feb 2014 13:19 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
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

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1042060 0 21 Feb 2014 12:42 4.6M, 31.71km N/A 3 million (in 100km) 00:37 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 Pichincha (population 1,929,013) . The nearest places are Quito, and Pedro Vicente Maldonado.

Radius Population
100 km 3 million people
75 km 640000 people
50 km 320000 people
20 km 26000 people
10 km 5700 people
5 km 1500 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Pichincha Ecuador 1.9 million people
Imbabura Ecuador 290000 people
Esmeraldas Ecuador 340000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Pedro Vicente Maldonado Pichincha Ecuador Village - 13 km
Quito Pichincha Ecuador Capital 1.4 million people 83 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
Santo Domingo Los Colorados 521 Civ. Paved No 3600 50 km
Mariscal Sucre International UIO 2811 Civ. Paved Yes 10200 81 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Cojimies Ecuador 97 km
Rioverde Ecuador 99 km

More information

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