M 5.3 in Ecuador on 26 Apr 2016 21:58 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: 5.3M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -0.2317 , -80.7498
Event Date: 26 Apr 2016 21:58 UTC
26 Apr 2016 16:58 Local
Exposed Population:
841925 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 26 Apr 2016 22:21 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 0.3
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
1126639 0.3 26 Apr 2016 21:58 5.3M, 10km N/A 840 thousand (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 Manabi (population 1,133,452) .

Radius Population
100 km 840000 people
75 km 150000 people
50 km 21000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Manabi Ecuador 1.1 million people

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
Los Perales BHA 3 Civ. Paved Yes 4400 57 km
Eloy Alfaro MEC 12 Civ. Paved Yes 9300 79 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Bahia de Caraquez Ecuador 56 km
Manta ECMEC Ecuador 79 km

More information

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