M 4.7 in Ecuador on 14 Jul 2016 16:37 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: 4.7M
Depth: 4.95 Km
Lat/Lon: 1.2609 , -79.9926
Event Date: 14 Jul 2016 16:37 UTC
14 Jul 2016 11:37 Local
Exposed Population:
292059 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20006en3
Inserted at: 15 Jul 2016 14:45 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us20006en3 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
1133860 0 14 Jul 2016 16:37 4.7M, 32.49km N/A 300 thousand (in 100km) 00:52 NEIC
1133935 0 14 Jul 2016 16:37 4.7M, 4.95km N/A 290 thousand (in 100km) 22:07 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 300000 people
75 km 250000 people
50 km 150000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Esmeraldas Ecuador 340000 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
General Rivadeneira ESM 7 Civ. Paved Yes 7800 51 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Balao Terminal ECEBL Ecuador 38 km
Esmeraldas ECESM Ecuador 48 km

More information

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