Overall Orange Earthquake alert in Ecuador on 18 May 2016 16:46 UTC

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M 6.8 in Ecuador on 18 May 2016 16:46 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude:	6.8M
Depth:	31 Km
Lat/Lon:	0.4651 , -79.6406
Event Date:	18 May 2016 16:46 UTC 18 May 2016 11:46 Local
Exposed Population:	190000 people in MMI 900000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10005i9n
Inserted at:	18 May 2016 17:09 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	1		0		1
us10005i9n	Scaled population (vector)	n.a	Max wave scenario	0m
	C1 earthquake	n.a	Max wave realtime	0m
	C2 earthquake	n.a
	Country Vulnerability	n.a
	INFORM_normalised	n.a

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1128619	0.5	18 May 2016 16:46	6.6M, 10km	N/A	980 thousand (in 100km)	0m (at 00:00)	00:06	GEOFON
1128621	1	18 May 2016 16:46	6.8M, 68km	N/A	1.1 million (in 100km)	0m (at 00:00)	00:10	NTWC
1128626	1	18 May 2016 16:46	6.8M, 31km	6.4	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0m (at 00:00)	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 Esmeraldas (population 336,795) . The nearest places are Quito, Rosa Zï¿½rate, Caple, Guaillabamba, Bamba, El Guabo, Guachalï¿½, La Selva, Chura, Cube, and Malimpia.

Radius	Population
100 km	910000 people
75 km	500000 people
50 km	200000 people
20 km	21000 people
10 km	5200 people
5 km	1400 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Esmeraldas	Ecuador	340000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
El Guabo	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	0 km
Bamba	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	9 km
Cube	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	12 km
Caple	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	17 km
Chura	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	23 km
Viche	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	23 km
Rosa Zï¿½rate	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	29000 people	24 km
Malimpia	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	25 km
La Selva	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	26 km
Guaillabamba	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	27 km
Guachalï¿½	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	27 km
Quito	Pichincha	Ecuador	Capital	1.4 million people	147 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 Rivadeneira	ESM	7	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7800	57 km
Pedernales		20					63 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Cojimies		Ecuador	42 km
Esmeraldas	ECESM	Ecuador	57 km
Rioverde		Ecuador	60 km

More information

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