M 4.6 in Ecuador on 11 Jul 2015 17:22 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: 85.78 Km
Lat/Lon: -2.2929 , -78.9481
Event Date: 11 Jul 2015 17:22 UTC
11 Jul 2015 12:22 Local
Exposed Population:
2253059 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 11 Jul 2015 17:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -1 -1
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
1087770 -1 11 Jul 2015 17:22 4.6M, 85.78km N/A 2.3 million (in 100km) 00:22 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 Chimborazo (population 400,561) . The nearest places are Guayaquil, Huigra, Chunchi, and Huigra Chunchi.

Radius Population
100 km 2.3 million people
75 km 1.4 million people
50 km 380000 people
20 km 41000 people
10 km 11000 people
5 km 4800 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Chimborazo Ecuador 400000 people
Canar Ecuador 210000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Huigra Chimborazo Ecuador Village - 4 km
Chunchi Chimborazo Ecuador Village - 4 km
Huigra Chunchi Chimborazo Ecuador Village - 4 km
Guayaquil Guayas Ecuador Major city 1.9 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
La Carolina 23 42 km
La Puntilla 14 51 km
San Carlos 30 55 km

More information

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