M 4.5 in Ecuador on 09 Oct 2015 11:47 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This is a preliminary assessment. The final GDACS Alert Level has been/will be published using more detailed information.

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: 82.79 Km
Lat/Lon: -2.472 , -79.5688
Event Date: 09 Oct 2015 11:47 UTC
09 Oct 2015 06:47 Local
Exposed Population:
4719977 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 09 Oct 2015 12:24 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC n.a n.a
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
1101337 n.a 09 Oct 2015 11:47 4.5M, 82.79km N/A 4.7 million (in 100km) 00:36 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 Guayas (population 2,762,596) . The nearest places are Guayaquil, Ruidoso, El Mango, and Marcella.

Radius Population
100 km 4.7 million people
75 km 3.3 million people
50 km 1.8 million people
20 km 40000 people
10 km 14000 people
5 km 2200 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Guayas Ecuador 2.8 million people
Canar Ecuador 210000 people
Azuay Ecuador 560000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Marcella Guayas Ecuador Village - 5 km
Ruidoso Guayas Ecuador Village - 6 km
El Mango Guayas Ecuador Village - 6 km
Guayaquil Guayas Ecuador Major city 1.9 million people 47 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 Puntilla 14 21 km
Taura 17 28 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Prtmaritimo Ecuador 42 km
Guayaquil ECGYE Ecuador 45 km
Duran ECDUN Ecuador 46 km
Puna ECPUN Ecuador 48 km

More information

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