M 4.5 in Colombia-Ecuador Border Region on 20 Oct 2014 20:28 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: 4.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 0.58 , -77.99
Event Date: 20 Oct 2014 20:28 UTC
20 Oct 2014 15:28 Local
Exposed Population:
2076218 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 20 Oct 2014 22:24 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
1062854 0 20 Oct 2014 20:28 4.5M, 10km N/A 2.1 million (in 100km) 01:55 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, Hacienda Casateja, and Hacienda Pucar�.

Radius Population
100 km 2.1 million people
75 km 1 million people
50 km 680000 people
20 km 98000 people
10 km 24000 people
5 km 4300 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Carchi Ecuador 160000 people
Imbabura Ecuador 290000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Hacienda Casateja Carchi Ecuador Village - 4 km
Hacienda Pucar� Carchi Ecuador Village - 6 km
Quito Pichincha Ecuador Capital 1.4 million people 106 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
Atahualpa 2227 Civ. Paved No 6500 31 km
El Rosal Teniente Guerrero TUA 2951 Civ. Paved Yes 8000 40 km
San Luis IPI 2975 Civ. Paved Yes 5700 47 km

More information

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