M 4.7 in Ecuador on 05 Sep 2016 00:22 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: -0.1773 , -78.3198
Event Date: 05 Sep 2016 00:22 UTC
04 Sep 2016 19:22 Local
Exposed Population:
3851544 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10006kee
Inserted at: 05 Sep 2016 00:54 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us10006kee 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
1138994 0 05 Sep 2016 00:22 4.7M, 10km N/A 3.9 million (in 100km) 00:31 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 Pichincha (population 1,929,013) . The nearest places are San Carlos, Pifo, Hacienda Chaupi, Quinche, Yaruqui, Tumbaco, Hacienda San José, Nayón, Guayllabamba, and Hacienda Tablón Grande.

Radius Population
100 km 3.9 million people
75 km 3.2 million people
50 km 2.8 million people
20 km 1 million people
10 km 95000 people
5 km 32000 people
2 km 8300 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Pichincha Ecuador 1.9 million people
Napo Ecuador 200000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
San Carlos Pichincha Ecuador Village - 2 km
Pifo Pichincha Ecuador Village - 5 km
Hacienda Chaupi Pichincha Ecuador Village - 6 km
Quinche Pichincha Ecuador Village - 8 km
Yaruqui Pichincha Ecuador Village - 8 km
Tumbaco Pichincha Ecuador Village - 10 km
Hacienda San José Pichincha Ecuador Village - 10 km
Nayón Pichincha Ecuador Village - 13 km
Guayllabamba Pichincha Ecuador Village - 14 km
Hacienda Tablón Grande Pichincha Ecuador Village - 14 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
Mariscal Sucre International UIO 2811 Civ. Paved Yes 10200 19 km
Atahualpa 2227 Civ. Paved No 6500 61 km
Cotopaxi 2784 Civ. Paved Yes 12100 87 km
Santo Domingo Los Colorados 521 Civ. Paved No 3600 100 km

More information

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