Overall Green Earthquake alert in Ecuador on 30 Jun 2017 22:29 UTC

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M 6 in Ecuador on 30 Jun 2017 22:29 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:	6.0M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	-0.3261 , -80.5033
Event Date:	30 Jun 2017 22:29 UTC 30 Jun 2017 17:29 Local
Exposed Population:	Less then 100 people in MMI VII 1170000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us100095nr
Inserted at:	30 Jun 2017 23:41 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	4.3 (Ecuador)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.7		0.7
us100095nr	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1172377		0.7	30 Jun 2017 22:29	6M, 7.41km	7.08	831 (in MMI>=VII)		00:19	NEIC
1172379		0.7	30 Jun 2017 22:29	6M, 10km	6.74	129 (in MMI>=VII)		01:11	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 El Rosario, El Paraíso, Canoa, Pinquigua, Puerto Cabuyal, Las Flores, Jama, Rosa Blanca, San Vicente, Bahía de Caráquez, and Atahualpa.

Radius	Population
100 km	1.2 million people
75 km	620000 people
50 km	110000 people
20 km	5400 people
10 km	<1000 people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Manabi	Ecuador	1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
El Rosario	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	8 km
El Paraíso	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	15 km
Canoa	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	23 km
Pinquigua	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	23 km
Puerto Cabuyal	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	25 km
Las Flores	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	28 km
Jama	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	29 km
Rosa Blanca	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	30 km
San Vicente	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	31 km
Bahía de Caráquez	Manabí	Ecuador	City	24000 people	32 km
Leonidas Plaza	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	35 km
San Isidro	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	36 km
San Agustín	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	38 km
San Pedro	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	39 km
Los Liberales	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	40 km
Salinas	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	42 km
Santa Rosa	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	42 km
Laguna	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	45 km
Boyacá	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	45 km
Palmas	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	45 km
San Clemente	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	47 km
La Chonta	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	48 km
Corono	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	48 km
Eloy Alfaro	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	48 km
E. Alfaro	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	48 km
Ávila	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	49 km
África	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	50 km
Cabuyal	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	50 km
Puerto Larrea	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	51 km
Convento	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	52 km
Diez de Agosto	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	53 km
Las Yucas	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	54 km
La Habana	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	55 km
Charapotó	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	56 km
Sesme	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	56 km
San Antonio	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	57 km
Pavón	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	57 km
Coaque	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	58 km
Zapallo	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	58 km
El Junco	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	58 km
Ricaurte	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	59 km
Bachillero	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	59 km
Ciénega	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	60 km
Crucita	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	61 km
Tres Charcos	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	61 km
Chone	Manabí	Ecuador	City	44000 people	62 km
Trinidad	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	62 km
La Estancilla	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	63 km
Mate	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	64 km
Montañita	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	65 km
Rocafuerte	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	10000 people	66 km
Pedernales	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	5900 people	66 km
Piedras	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	67 km
Canuto	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	67 km
Pezcadillo	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	67 km
Calceta	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	17000 people	68 km
Atahualpa	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	69 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
Los Perales	BHA	3	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4400	33 km
Pedernales		20				0	67 km
Eloy Alfaro	MEC	12	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9300	71 km
Reales Tamarindos	PVO	44	Civ.	Paved	No	7200	79 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Bahia de Caraquez		Ecuador	32 km
Manta	ECMEC	Ecuador	72 km
Cojimies		Ecuador	92 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	El Carrizal	El Carrizal	n/a	78 km
	Poza Honda	Portoviejo	1971	93 km

More information

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