M 5.6 in Ecuador on 20 Oct 2014 19:33 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: 5.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 0.59 , -77.85
Event Date: 20 Oct 2014 19:33 UTC
20 Oct 2014 14:33 Local
Exposed Population: 1840000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 20 Oct 2014 22:03 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
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
1062847 0.7 20 Oct 2014 19:33 6M, 10km N/A 1.9 million (in 100km) 00:44 NEIC
1062850 0.7 20 Oct 2014 19:33 6M, 10km N/A 1.8 million (in 100km) 02:17 NEIC
1062853 0.5 20 Oct 2014 19:33 5.6M, 10km N/A 1.8 million (in 100km) 02:29 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 Carchi (population 155,402) . The nearest places are Quito, and San Gabriel.

Radius Population
100 km 1.8 million people
75 km 1 million people
50 km 640000 people
20 km 74000 people
10 km 38000 people
5 km 23000 people
2 km 7600 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Carchi Ecuador 160000 people
Sucumbios Ecuador 77000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
San Gabriel Carchi Ecuador Village 15000 people 2 km
Quito Pichincha Ecuador Capital 1.4 million people 116 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
El Rosal Teniente Guerrero TUA 2951 Civ. Paved Yes 8000 29 km
San Luis IPI 2975 Civ. Paved Yes 5700 36 km

More information

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