M 4.5 in Ecuador on 18 Aug 2015 04:49 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: 52.76 Km
Lat/Lon: -1.1904 , -80.335
Event Date: 18 Aug 2015 04:49 UTC
17 Aug 2015 23:49 Local
Exposed Population:
2110585 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 18 Aug 2015 05:18 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
1092532 0 18 Aug 2015 04:49 4.5M, 52.76km N/A 2.1 million (in 100km) 00:28 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 Manabi (population 1,133,452) . The nearest places are Guayaquil, and Santa Ana.

Radius Population
100 km 2.1 million people
75 km 1.4 million people
50 km 820000 people
20 km 98000 people
10 km 21000 people
5 km 7600 people
2 km 1600 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Manabi Ecuador 1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Santa Ana Manab� Ecuador Village 13000 people 5 km
Guayaquil Guayas Ecuador Major city 1.9 million people 122 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
Reales Tamarindos PVO 44 Civ. Paved No 7200 23 km
Jipijapa JIP unknown 42 km
Eloy Alfaro MEC 12 Civ. Paved Yes 9300 47 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Manta ECMEC Ecuador 52 km
Bahia de Caraquez Ecuador 66 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Poza Honda Portoviejo 1971 16 km

More information

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