M 4.9 in Ecuador on 21 Dec 2014 17:40 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: 4.9M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -0.2984 , -77.9561
Event Date: 21 Dec 2014 17:40 UTC
21 Dec 2014 12:40 Local
Exposed Population:
2986588 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 21 Dec 2014 18:10 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 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
1067865 0 21 Dec 2014 17:40 4.9M, 10km N/A 3 million (in 100km) 00:29 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 Napo (population 198,081) . The nearest places are Quito, Mospa, and Chalpi.

Radius Population
100 km 3 million people
75 km 2.6 million people
50 km 240000 people
20 km 5700 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Napo Ecuador 200000 people
Pichincha Ecuador 1.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Mospa Napo Ecuador Village - 14 km
Chalpi Napo Ecuador Village - 14 km
Quito Pichincha Ecuador Capital 1.4 million people 63 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
Mariscal Sucre International UIO 2811 Civ. Paved Yes 10200 62 km
Atahualpa 2227 Civ. Paved No 6500 73 km
Mayor Galo Torres 518 Civ. Unpaved No 3200 78 km

More information

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