M 4.5 in Ecuador on 06 Jun 2016 16:45 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: 13.91 Km
Lat/Lon: 0.5717 , -80.037
Event Date: 06 Jun 2016 16:45 UTC
06 Jun 2016 11:45 Local
Exposed Population:
515080 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us200062cm
Inserted at: 06 Jun 2016 19:54 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us200062cm 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
1130407 0 06 Jun 2016 16:45 4.5M, 13.91km N/A 520 thousand (in 100km) 03:08 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) .

Radius Population
100 km 520000 people
75 km 340000 people
50 km 62000 people
20 km 23000 people
10 km 9100 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Ecuador Esmeraldas 340000 people
Ecuador Manabi 1.1 million people
Ecuador Pichincha 1.9 million people
Ecuador Imbabura 290000 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
Pedernales 20 55 km
General Rivadeneira ESM 7 Civ. Paved Yes 7800 65 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Cojimies Ecuador 26 km
Balao Terminal ECEBL Ecuador 62 km
Esmeraldas ECESM Ecuador 64 km

More information

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