Overall Green Earthquake alert in Ecuador on 27 Oct 2020 11:59 UTC

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M 4.7 in Ecuador on 27 Oct 2020 11:59 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:	10.6 Km
Lat/Lon:	-0.47 , -78.7458
Event Date:	27 Oct 2020 11:59 UTC 27 Oct 2020 06:59 Local
Exposed Population:	4750000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us6000cdq4
Inserted at:	27 Oct 2020 20:50 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	4.3 (Ecuador)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us6000cdq4	Scaled population (vector)	6.77
	C1 earthquake	2.46
	C2 earthquake	-2.57
	Country Vulnerability	-0.1
	INFORM_normalised	0.9

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1339947		0	27 Oct 2020 11:59	4.7M, 10.6km	N/A	4.8 million (in 100km)		08:51	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 Yolán, Pongo, Boloña, Agua Caliente, San Augusto, Tahuaico, Polivio, Chaupi, Machachi, El Carmen, and Telegrafistas.

Radius	Population
100 km	4.8 million people
75 km	3.6 million people
50 km	2.4 million people
20 km	37000 people
10 km	2000 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Pichincha	Ecuador	1.9 million people
Cotopaxi	Ecuador	300000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Yolán	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	4 km
Pongo	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	7 km
Boloña	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	9 km
Agua Caliente	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	10 km
San Augusto	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	15 km
Tahuaico	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	18 km
Polivio	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	18 km
Chaupi	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	19 km
Machachi	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	26000 people	21 km
El Carmen	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	21 km
Mechichi	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	22 km
San Juan	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	24 km
La Granja	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	24 km
Santa Ana	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	25 km
San Francisco de las Pampas	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	25 km
La Palma	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	25 km
Romerillos	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	26 km
La Barba	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	27 km
Bastidas	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	27 km
Hacienda Chisulchi	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	28 km
Isinliví	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	30 km
Chinguil	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	30 km
Lloa	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	30 km
Santa Fe	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	30 km
Ortuño	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	31 km
Chasqui	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	31 km
Porvenir	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	31 km
Tarabita	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	32 km
Monjas	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	32 km
Güingopana	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	33 km
Hacienda Tasourco	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	33 km
Carmela	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	35 km
Lelia	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	35 km
Hacienda Provincia	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	35 km
Tanicuchí	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	36 km
Ovejería	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	37 km
Pifo	Pichincha	Ecuador	City	-	37 km
Hacienda Ilitío de Plaza	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	38 km
Tumbaco	Pichincha	Ecuador	City	-	38 km
Quito	Pichincha	Ecuador	Capital	1.4 million people	38 km
Hacienda Chalua	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	38 km
Mulaló	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	39 km
Jatum Loma	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	41 km
Chucchilán	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	41 km
Saqui	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	41 km
Alangasí	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	41 km
Guadual Grande	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	43 km
Hacienda Batán Grande	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	43 km
Clemencia	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	43 km
Atápulo	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	44 km
Pillig	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	44 km
Guangaje	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	45 km
Del Salitre	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	45 km
Villa Aidita	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	45 km
Secas	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	46 km
Hacienda la Posta	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	46 km
San Carlos	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	47 km
El Mirador	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	48 km
Tumbaco	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	48 km
Hacienda Cuchitingue	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	48 km
Nayón	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	48 km
Once de Noviembre	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	48 km
San José	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	49 km
Bellavista	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	49 km
Pucayacu	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	49 km
San Miguel	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	49 km
Paquimaro	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	50 km
Pirca	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	50 km
Rancho del Medio	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	51 km
Hacienda Cachuquí Alarcón	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	51 km
Pifo	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	53 km
Hacienda Tablón Grande	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	53 km
Hacienda Chaupi	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	53 km
Santo Domingo de los Colorados	Pichincha	Ecuador	City	-	53 km
La Tacunga	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	City	-	53 km
Pujilí	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	11000 people	53 km
Calderón	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	54 km
Alaspungo	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	54 km
Taguaguipe	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	55 km
Tigua	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	55 km
Hacienda Chaupi	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	55 km
Hacienda Rumipungu	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	56 km
La Aurora	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	56 km
Puerto Naranjo	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	56 km
San Miguel de los Bancos	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	56 km
Escalera	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	56 km
Tablón	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	56 km
Zumbagua	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	56 km
Hacienda Noelanda	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	56 km
Pomasqui	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	57 km
Hacienda Yanayacu	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	57 km
Tingo	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	58 km
Guasaganda	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	58 km
Hacienda San José	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	59 km
San Carlos	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	59 km
Nanegalito	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	59 km
Pilaló	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	59 km
Apagua	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	60 km
Cachillacta	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	61 km
Hacienda San Isidro	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	61 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	46 km
Cotopaxi		2784	Civ.	Paved	Yes	12100	50 km
Santo Domingo Los Colorados		521	Civ.	Paved	No	3600	58 km
Chachoan	ATF	2564	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	84 km
Los Perez		23				0	88 km
Quevedo North		107				0	95 km

More information

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