M 4.7 in Ecuador on 04 Jan 2013 19:46 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: 191.3 Km
Lat/Lon: -1.5864 , -77.7021
Event Date: 04 Jan 2013 19:46 UTC
04 Jan 2013 14:46 Local
Exposed Population:
250000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000ejfn
Inserted at: 04 Jan 2013 20:34 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000ejfn 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
121771 0.5 04 Jan 2013 19:46 4.7M, 191.3km N/A 250 thousand (in 100km) 00:48 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 Pastaza (population 45,925) . The nearest places are Quito, and Canelos.

Radius Population
100 km 260000 people
75 km 110000 people
50 km 61000 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Pastaza Ecuador 46000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Canelos Pastaza Ecuador Village - 5 km
Quito Pichincha Ecuador Capital 1.4 million people 176 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
Rio Amazonas PTZ 1043 Civ. Paved Yes 5000 41 km
Mayor Galo Torres 518 Civ. Unpaved No 3200 68 km

More information

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