Overall Green Earthquake alert in Ecuador on 06 Jul 2016 06:19 UTC

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M 4.6 in Ecuador on 06 Jul 2016 06:19 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:	45.82 Km
Lat/Lon:	0.911 , -79.3852
Event Date:	06 Jul 2016 06:19 UTC 06 Jul 2016 01:19 Local
Exposed Population:	517597 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us1000616m
Inserted at:	06 Jul 2016 06:42 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us1000616m	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
1132996		0	06 Jul 2016 06:19	4.6M, 45.82km	N/A	520 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 Esmeraldas (population 336,795) . The nearest places are Businga, Chontaduro, Galope, Olivo, Rioverde, Chumundï¿½, Gloria, Altamar, Rocafuerte, and Montalvo.

Radius	Population
100 km	520000 people
75 km	380000 people
50 km	260000 people
20 km	7500 people
10 km	1600 people
5 km	<1000 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
Gloria	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	2 km
Chontaduro	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	8 km
Olivo	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	9 km
Chumundï¿½	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	9 km
Businga	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	10 km
Altamar	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	13 km
Montalvo	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	14 km
Rocafuerte	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	15 km
Galope	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	16 km
Rioverde	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	17 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	28 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Rioverde		Ecuador	18 km
Esmeraldas	ECESM	Ecuador	30 km

More information

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