Overall Green Earthquake alert in Ecuador on 18 Nov 2017 04:23 UTC

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M 5.2 in Ecuador on 18 Nov 2017 04:23 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:	5.2M
Depth:	29.02 Km
Lat/Lon:	-2.8863 , -79.6791
Event Date:	18 Nov 2017 04:23 UTC 17 Nov 2017 23:23 Local
Exposed Population:	4930000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us2000bqvz
Inserted at:	18 Nov 2017 04:44 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 (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us2000bqvz	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 shakemap	0
	C2 shakemap	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1188122		0	18 Nov 2017 04:23	5.2M, 29.02km	4.37	4.9 million (in 100km)		00:20	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 ,of Guayas (population 53,394) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population

Shakemaps Timeline

Alert	Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
	1	0	1188122	-2.98/-79.694	5.5	35	4.37	22 Nov 2017 02:50	3d 22:26	(new episode)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Guayas	Ecuador	1.8 million people
Azuay	Ecuador	540000 people
El Oro	Ecuador	550000 people
Canar	Ecuador	70000 people
Tumbes	Peru	32000 people
Guayas	Ecuador	1.7 million people
Azuay	Ecuador	240000 people
El Oro	Ecuador	110000 people
Canar	Ecuador	200000 people
Loja	Ecuador	490000 people
Tumbes	Peru	180000 people
Zamora-Chinchipe	Ecuador	73000 people
Morona-Santiago	Ecuador	160000 people
Chimborazo	Ecuador	470000 people
Los Rios	Ecuador	810000 people
Bolivar	Ecuador	180000 people
Manabi	Ecuador	1.2 million people
Piura	Peru	1.5 million people
Amazonas	Peru	23000 people
Tungurahua	Ecuador	180000 people
Cotopaxi	Ecuador	120000 people
Loreto	Peru	8200 people
Pastaza	Ecuador	52000 people
Pichincha	Ecuador	12000 people
Lambayeque	Peru	1400 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Balao	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	12000 people	3 km
San Miguel	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	8 km
Hacienda El Triunfo	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	10 km
Soledad	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	10 km
Victoria	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	-	10 km
Gala de Arriba	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	15 km
Camilo Ponce Enríquez	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	-	20 km
Naranjal	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	32000 people	25 km
El Paraíso	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	-	25 km
Pagua	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	-	26 km
Naranjos	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	-	28 km
El Tabor	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	30 km
Santa Marta	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	-	30 km
Tendales	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	-	32 km
Puerto Buenavista	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	37 km
El Guabo	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	-	43 km
Shagli	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	-	46 km
Jesús María	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	47 km
Aguapiedra	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	49 km
Pasaje	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	45000 people	50 km
Union Colombiana	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	-	50 km
Salinas	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	52 km
Campo Alegre	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	52 km
Machala	El Oro	Ecuador	City	200000 people	52 km
San Carlos	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	55 km
Subida Alta	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	62 km
Vainilla	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	63 km
Recreo	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	63 km
Posorja	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	66 km
La Troncal	Canar	Ecuador	Village	36000 people	66 km
M.J. Calle	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	68 km
Santa Rosa	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	41000 people	70 km
Tauro	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	71 km
Data	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	71 km
Calvario	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	-	71 km
Las Huacas	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	-	73 km
Cuenca	Azuay	Ecuador	City	280000 people	74 km
Sabana Grande	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	75 km
San Luis	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	-	75 km
San Antonio	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	-	78 km
Avanzada	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	-	78 km
Guayaquil	Guayas	Ecuador	Major city	1.9 million people	79 km
Sitio Córdova	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	80 km
Safando	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	80 km
Mercedes	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	81 km
Alfaro	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	81 km
San Miguel	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	82 km
El Mate	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	82 km
Tembleque	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	-	82 km
Boliche	Guayas	Ecuador	City	-	84 km
José Real	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	84 km
Percadil	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	-	85 km
Chacras	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	-	85 km
Yaguachi	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	28000 people	88 km
Mariscal Sucre	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	89 km
Lorenzo de Garaicoa	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	95 km
Zarumilla	Tumbes	Peru	Village	17000 people	96 km
Capone	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	101 km
Zapallo Loma	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	-	34 km
Rumiurco	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	-	54 km
Chalcalo	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	-	55 km
Daligshi	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	-	56 km
Manzano	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	-	56 km
Cedropamba	Cañar	Ecuador	Village	-	57 km
San Francisco	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	-	57 km
Huiroguaico	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	-	59 km
Curiloma	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	-	60 km
Santa Isabel	Loja	Ecuador	Village	-	63 km
Chilla	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	-	66 km
Girón	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	-	67 km
Guanazán	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	-	67 km
Colegio	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	-	72 km
Manú	Loja	Ecuador	Village	-	72 km
El Burro	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	-	73 km
Purín	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	-	73 km
Piedras Verdes	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	-	76 km
Lluzhapa	Loja	Ecuador	Village	-	77 km
Tispa	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	-	77 km
Chontamarca	Cañar	Ecuador	Village	-	82 km
Selva Alegre	Loja	Ecuador	Village	-	82 km
El Bosque	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	-	84 km
Chongoncito	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	85 km
Blanco Macas	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	-	85 km
Salinas	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	-	85 km
Piedras	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	-	86 km
Cochapata	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	-	86 km
Capilla Mauta	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	-	87 km
Chaupihacienda	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	-	87 km
San José de Raranga	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	-	87 km
San Antonio	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	88 km
Patagrande	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	-	88 km
Playas	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	-	88 km
San Nicolás	Cañar	Ecuador	Village	-	90 km
Cañar	Cañar	Ecuador	Village	12000 people	90 km
Tamarindo	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	90 km
Zaruma	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	12000 people	90 km
Pillangal	Loja	Ecuador	Village	-	90 km
Uculoma	Cañar	Ecuador	Village	-	90 km
Biblián	Cañar	Ecuador	Village	-	90 km
General Morales	Cañar	Ecuador	Village	-	91 km
La Esperanza	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	-	91 km
San Antonio de Cumbe	Loja	Ecuador	Village	-	91 km
San Rafael	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	93 km
Gómez Rendón	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	93 km
San Juan	Cañar	Ecuador	Village	-	93 km
Bucay	Chimborazo	Ecuador	Village	-	94 km
Azogues	Cañar	Ecuador	City	34000 people	94 km
Pascuales	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	94 km
Pinas	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	14000 people	95 km
Urdaneta	Loja	Ecuador	Village	-	95 km
Saraguro	Loja	Ecuador	Village	-	95 km
Engabao	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	96 km
Llagos	Chimborazo	Ecuador	Village	-	97 km
Victoria	Bolívar	Ecuador	Village	-	97 km
Ingapirca	Cañar	Ecuador	Village	-	97 km
Targuarcocha	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	-	98 km
Curtincapa	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	-	98 km
Palmales	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	-	99 km
Sigsig	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	-	100 km
Pueblo Nuevo	Tumbes	Peru	Village	-	101 km
Gualaceo	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	17000 people	101 km
El Bunque	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	-	101 km
San Luis	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	101 km
Tamarindo	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	102 km
Marcabelí	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	-	103 km
G. Muñoz	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	103 km
Paute	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	-	103 km
Guale	Loja	Ecuador	Village	-	104 km
Puebloviejo	Loja	Ecuador	Village	10000 people	104 km
Victoria	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	105 km
Matagalo	Tumbes	Peru	Village	-	105 km
Chunchi	Chimborazo	Ecuador	Village	-	108 km
Arenillas	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	16000 people	108 km
Zacachun	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	108 km
Parig	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	-	108 km
Buenavista	Loja	Ecuador	Village	-	109 km
Enganga	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	109 km
Chaguarpamba	Loja	Ecuador	Village	-	110 km
Cisne	Loja	Ecuador	Village	-	110 km
Baquerizo Moreno	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	111 km
Chuquiribamba	Loja	Ecuador	Village	-	112 km
Nobol	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	114 km
Orianga	Loja	Ecuador	Village	-	114 km
Taday	Cañar	Ecuador	Village	-	114 km
Tumbes	Tumbes	Peru	City	110000 people	114 km
Urcuchagra	Azuay	Ecuador	Village	-	115 km
Zamba	Loja	Ecuador	Village	-	115 km
Amazonas	Morona-Santiago	Ecuador	Village	-	115 km
Guangala	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	115 km
Olmedo	Loja	Ecuador	Village	-	116 km
Sevilla	Chimborazo	Ecuador	Village	-	116 km
R. Crespo Toral	Morona-Santiago	Ecuador	Village	-	116 km
Zapotal	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	116 km
Tacural	Tumbes	Peru	Village	-	117 km
Bocana	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	118 km
Daule	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	48000 people	118 km
Multitud	Chimborazo	Ecuador	Village	-	118 km
Puesto Puyango	El Oro	Ecuador	Village	-	118 km

see full list

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
Guabital		8				0	7 km
Maragrosa		5				0	14 km
La Mina		4				0	37 km
General Serrano	MCH	4	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5400	53 km
Banasur		9				0	54 km
La Puntilla		14				0	59 km
Posorja		5				0	67 km
Victor Larrea		52	Civ.	Paved	No	3400	69 km
Taura		17				0	71 km
Mariscal Lamar	CUE	2530	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6200	77 km
Simon Bolivar International	GYE	5	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8000	84 km
San Carlos		30				0	84 km
La Carolina		23				0	66 km
Pedro Canga	TBP	25	Civ.	Unpaved	Yes	8200	107 km
Martinica		27				0	127 km
Loja	LOH	unknown				0	127 km
Camilo Ponce Enriquez		1238	Civ.	Paved	No	6500	128 km
Hacienda la Julia		15				0	132 km
Babahoyo North		17				0	132 km
La Clementina		100				0	135 km
Gualaquiza		1000	Civ.	Paved	No	6800	138 km
Mendez	MZD	unknown				0	153 km
Loma Larga		64				0	155 km
Ayangue		5				0	156 km
Patuca		541				0	158 km
Macara V. Ibarra	MRR	447	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	168 km
Sucua	SUQ	950	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3900	173 km
Chimborazo		2790	Civ.	Paved	No	5200	178 km
Macas	XMS	1000	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	185 km
Jipijapa	JIP	unknown				0	204 km
Quevedo North		107				0	211 km
Los Perez		23				0	216 km
Reales Tamarindos	PVO	44	Civ.	Paved	No	7200	222 km
Rio Amazonas	PTZ	1043	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5000	236 km
Eloy Alfaro	MEC	12	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9300	242 km
Cotopaxi		2784	Civ.	Paved	Yes	12100	249 km
Taisha	TSC	457	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3600	251 km
El Pato AB		87				0	252 km
Captain Montes	TYL	87	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8000	256 km
Capitan Concha	PIU	53	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	277 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Puna	ECPUN	Ecuador	29 km
Puerto Bolivar	ECPBO	Ecuador	53 km
Prtmaritimo		Ecuador	71 km
Guayaquil	ECGYE	Ecuador	79 km
Duran	ECDUN	Ecuador	81 km
Zorritos	PEZOR	Peru	139 km
Salinas	ECSNC	Ecuador	150 km
La Libertad	ECLLD	Ecuador	155 km
Los Organos	PELOO	Peru	214 km
Cabo Blanco	PECAB	Peru	232 km
Caleta Lobitos		Peru	249 km
Talara	PETYL	Peru	258 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	Tahuin	Arenillas	1988	90 km
	Poza Honda	Portoviejo	1971	205 km
	San Lorenzo	Chipillico	1958	206 km
	Daule Peripa	Daule	1987	217 km
Poechos	Poechos	Chira	1975	219 km
	El Carrizal	El Carrizal	n/a	225 km

More information

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