M 5.1 in Ecuador on 16 Jan 2015 11:39 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: 5.1M
Depth: 75.19 Km
Lat/Lon: -3.3334 , -79.9413
Event Date: 16 Jan 2015 11:39 UTC
16 Jan 2015 06:39 Local
Exposed Population:
1204075 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 16 Jan 2015 12:03 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.8 -0.8
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
1069604 -0.8 16 Jan 2015 11:39 5.1M, 75.19km N/A 1.2 million (in 100km) 00:23 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 El Oro (population 453,162) . The nearest places are Guayaquil, and Hacienda La Mar�a.

Radius Population
100 km 1.2 million people
75 km 910000 people
50 km 590000 people
20 km 360000 people
10 km 220000 people
5 km 3800 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
El Oro Ecuador 450000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Hacienda La Mar�a El Oro Ecuador Village - 4 km
Guayaquil Guayas Ecuador Major city 1.9 million people 125 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 Serrano MCH 4 Civ. Paved Yes 5400 7 km
Banasur 9 9 km
Victor Larrea 52 Civ. Paved No 3400 12 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Puerto Bolivar ECPBO Ecuador 13 km
Puna ECPUN Ecuador 64 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Tahuin Arenillas 1988 33 km

More information

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