M 5.5 in Ecuador on 31 Jan 2017 14:22 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: 5.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 0.7003 , -79.6769
Event Date: 31 Jan 2017 14:22 UTC
31 Jan 2017 09:22 Local
Exposed Population: About 27000 people in MMI
640000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us10007wew
Inserted at: 31 Jan 2017 18:00 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 4.3 (Ecuador)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.4 0.4
us10007wew Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1155840 0.2 31 Jan 2017 14:22 5M, 25.98km N/A 650 thousand (in 100km) 00:19 NEIC
1155849 0.4 31 Jan 2017 14:22 5.5M, 21.37km 4.23 650 thousand (in 100km) 01:55 NEIC
1155854 0.4 31 Jan 2017 14:22 5.5M, 10km 5.22 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 03:37 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 Esmeraldas (population 25,744) . The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity Population
26000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1155849 0.698/-79.673 5.5 21.37 4.23 31 Jan 2017 16:19 01:56 (new episode)
2 0 1155849 0.698/-79.673 5.5 21.37 4.23 31 Jan 2017 16:25 02:02 (upd of #1)
3 0 1155854 0.7/-79.677 5.5 10 5.22 31 Jan 2017 18:01 03:39 (new episode)
4 0 1155854 0.7/-79.677 5.5 10 5.22 07 Mar 2017 10:29 34d 20:06 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Esmeraldas Ecuador 26000 people
Esmeraldas Ecuador 390000 people
Manabi Ecuador 7000 people
Pichincha Ecuador 34000 people
Imbabura Ecuador 3700 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Atacames Esmeraldas Ecuador Village - 25 km
Esmeraldas Esmeraldas Ecuador Village 95000 people 28 km
Tonchigüe Esmeraldas Ecuador Village - 32 km
Muisne Esmeraldas Ecuador Village 13000 people 39 km
Galera Esmeraldas Ecuador Village - 42 km
San Francisco Esmeraldas Ecuador Village - 42 km
Punta Tortuga Esmeraldas Ecuador Village - 45 km
Guachalá Esmeraldas Ecuador Village - 45 km
Rosa Zárate Esmeraldas Ecuador Village 29000 people 47 km
Zapotal Esmeraldas Ecuador Village - 48 km
Rioverde Esmeraldas Ecuador Village - 50 km
Rocafuerte Esmeraldas Ecuador Village - 51 km
Cojimíes Manabí Ecuador Village - 55 km
Lagartera Esmeraldas Ecuador Village - 61 km
San Francisco de Onzole Esmeraldas Ecuador Village - 69 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
General Rivadeneira ESM 7 Civ. Paved Yes 7800 31 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Esmeraldas ECESM Ecuador 31 km
Balao Terminal ECEBL Ecuador 36 km
Rioverde Ecuador 37 km
Cojimies Ecuador 54 km

More information

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