Overall Green Earthquake alert in Ecuador on 24 May 2016 21:03 UTC

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M 4.6 in Ecuador on 24 May 2016 21:03 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:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	0.4136 , -79.8293
Event Date:	24 May 2016 21:03 UTC 24 May 2016 16:03 Local
Exposed Population:	661921 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	24 May 2016 21:30 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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1129200		0	24 May 2016 21:03	4.6M, 10km	N/A	660 thousand (in 100km)		00:26	NEIC

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* 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 La Delicia, La Selva, Pueblito, El Mango, San Josï¿½ de Chamanga, Concepciï¿½n, Salima, Daule, Mocoral, and Puerto Nueuo.

Radius	Population
100 km	660000 people
75 km	480000 people
50 km	130000 people
20 km	11000 people
10 km	2700 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Esmeraldas	Ecuador	340000 people
Manabi	Ecuador	1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Pueblito	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	13 km
El Mango	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	15 km
La Delicia	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	16 km
La Selva	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	17 km
Mocoral	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	17 km
Concepciï¿½n	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	18 km
Salima	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	18 km
Daule	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	19 km
San Josï¿½ de Chamanga	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	20 km
Puerto Nueuo	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	20 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
Pedernales		20					45 km
General Rivadeneira	ESM	7	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7800	67 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Cojimies		Ecuador	21 km
Esmeraldas	ECESM	Ecuador	67 km
Balao Terminal	ECEBL	Ecuador	69 km

More information

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