M 4.7 in Ecuador on 26 Aug 2016 04:25 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: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -0.9801 , -80.3364
Event Date: 26 Aug 2016 04:25 UTC
25 Aug 2016 23:25 Local
Exposed Population:
1985832 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20006u4h
Inserted at: 26 Aug 2016 04:42 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us20006u4h 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
1137864 0 26 Aug 2016 04:25 4.7M, 10km N/A 2 million (in 100km) 00:16 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 Manabi (population 1,133,452) . The nearest places are Pueblo Nuevo, Abdón Calderón, Resbalón, Río Chico, Tres Charcos, Rocafuerte, San Plácido, Montañita, Porto Viejo, and Junín.

Radius Population
100 km 2 million people
75 km 1.3 million people
50 km 1 million people
20 km 330000 people
10 km 37000 people
5 km 7000 people
2 km 1400 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Manabi Ecuador 1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Pueblo Nuevo Manabí Ecuador Village - 4 km
Abdón Calderón Manabí Ecuador Village - 6 km
Resbalón Manabí Ecuador Village - 9 km
Río Chico Manabi Ecuador Village - 9 km
Tres Charcos Manabi Ecuador Village - 14 km
Rocafuerte Manabí Ecuador Village 10000 people 14 km
San Plácido Manabí Ecuador Village - 14 km
Montañita Manabi Ecuador Village - 15 km
Porto Viejo Manabi Ecuador City - 16 km
Junín Manabí Ecuador Village 9000 people 16 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
Reales Tamarindos PVO 44 Civ. Paved No 7200 17 km
Eloy Alfaro MEC 12 Civ. Paved Yes 9300 38 km
Los Perales BHA 3 Civ. Paved Yes 4400 42 km
Jipijapa JIP unknown 0 54 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Bahia de Caraquez Ecuador 43 km
Manta ECMEC Ecuador 43 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Poza Honda Portoviejo 1971 21 km
El Carrizal El Carrizal n/a 31 km
Daule Peripa Daule 1987 66 km

More information

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