Overall Green Earthquake alert in Ecuador on 17 Nov 2018 12:55 UTC

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M 5 in Ecuador on 17 Nov 2018 12:55 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:	5.0M
Depth:	62.97 Km
Lat/Lon:	-2.5094 , -80.5554
Event Date:	17 Nov 2018 12:55 UTC 17 Nov 2018 07:55 Local
Exposed Population:	3470000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us1000ht5t
Inserted at:	17 Nov 2018 13:17 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	4.6 (Peru)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Peru= 4.6; Ecuador= 4.3

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us1000ht5t	Scaled population (vector)	6.05
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0.27
	INFORM_normalised	0.94

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1237268		0	17 Nov 2018 12:55	5M, 62.97km	N/A	3.5 million (in 100km)		00:21	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 Guayas (population 2,762,596) . The nearest places are Enganga, Engabao, Guangala, Tugaduaja, Canduy, Sucre, San Antonio, Olmedo, Buenos Aires, Hacienda Bella Esperanza, and Guayaquil.

Radius	Population
100 km	3.5 million people
75 km	550000 people
50 km	240000 people
20 km	25000 people
10 km	4900 people
5 km	1900 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Guayas	Ecuador	2.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Enganga	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	5 km
Engabao	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	10 km
Guangala	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	12 km
Tugaduaja	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	12 km
Canduy	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	18 km
Sucre	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	18 km
San Antonio	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	19 km
Olmedo	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	19 km
Buenos Aires	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	19 km
Hacienda Bella Esperanza	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	19 km
Francisco	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	19 km
Villingota	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	20 km
Engullima	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	20 km
Manantial	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	21 km
Zapotal	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	21 km
Dos Bocas	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	23 km
El Real	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	23 km
General Villamil	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	24 km
Caimito	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	24 km
Barrrio Lindo	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	24 km
Gómez Rendón	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	24 km
Buenavista	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	24 km
Los Pocitos	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	24 km
San Juan	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	25 km
Pechiche	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	25 km
San Miguel	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	25 km
Sitio Nuevo	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	26 km
Río Verde	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	27 km
Mamey	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	29 km
Ciénaga de Afuera	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	29 km
Botadero	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	29 km
El Arenal	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	29 km
Montalvo	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	29 km
Azúcar	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	29 km
Santo Domingo	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	30 km
Juan Montalvo	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	30 km
Puerto del Morro	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	30 km
Sacachún	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	30 km
Zacachun	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	31 km
San Lorenzo	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	31 km
Morro	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	31 km
La Cienega	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	31 km
El Mate	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	31 km
Santo Tomás	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	31 km
Santa Maria	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	31 km
Puerto Ayalán	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	32 km
Sayá	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	32 km
Atahualpa	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	32 km
Ayalan	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	33 km
Data de Villamil	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	34 km
Calicanto	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	34 km
Banos de San Vincente	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	35 km
Baños	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	35 km
San Isidro	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	36 km
Pozo Seco	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	36 km
San Joaquin	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	36 km
La Union	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	36 km
Calcicante	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	36 km
Subey Baja	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	37 km
Data	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	37 km
Entre Ríos	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	37 km
Tamarindo	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	37 km
San Cristobal	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	37 km
Data de Posorja	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	37 km
Cerecita	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	37 km
Bajada de Chanduy	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	37 km
Sabana Grande	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	38 km
Bajada de Progreso	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	38 km
San Vicente	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	38 km
Bajada de Pobres	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	38 km
Aneon	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	39 km
Puerto Sabana Grande	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	40 km
Safado	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	40 km
Aguas Verdes	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	40 km
Safando	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	40 km
Pocito	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	41 km
Posorja	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	41 km
Prosperidad	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	42 km
El Morrillo	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	42 km
Puerto Pizarro	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	42 km
G. Muñoz	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	42 km
Santa Rosa	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	42 km
El Tambo	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	42 km
Las Juntas	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	42 km
Aguadita	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	42 km
Simón Bolívar	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	42 km
La Libertad	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	75000 people	43 km
Anconcito	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	43 km
Aguada	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	43 km
San Miguel	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	43 km
Cerro Alto	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	43 km
La Delicia	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	43 km
La Cuchara	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	44 km
Carrizal	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	45 km
Las Cañas	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	45 km
Hacienda San Juan	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	46 km
Carrizai	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	46 km
Bellavista	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	46 km
La Esperanza	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	46 km
Camarona	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	47 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
Posorja		5				0	39 km
General Ulpiano Paez	SNC	4	Mil.	Paved	Yes	7900	59 km
Ayangue		5				0	63 km
Simon Bolivar International	GYE	5	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8000	84 km
Maragrosa		5				0	92 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Salinas	ECSNC	Ecuador	49 km
La Libertad	ECLLD	Ecuador	51 km
Prtmaritimo		Ecuador	77 km
Puna	ECPUN	Ecuador	78 km
Guayaquil	ECGYE	Ecuador	82 km
Duran	ECDUN	Ecuador	84 km

More information

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