Overall Orange Earthquake alert in Ecuador on 18 May 2016 16:46 UTC

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M 6.8 in Ecuador on 18 May 2016 16:46 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude:	6.8M
Depth:	31 Km
Lat/Lon:	0.4651 , -79.6406
Event Date:	18 May 2016 16:46 UTC 18 May 2016 11:46 Local
Exposed Population:	190000 people in MMI 900000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10005i9n
Inserted at:	18 May 2016 17:09 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake	Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	1	0		1
us10005i9n	Scaled population (vector)	Max wave scenario	0m
	C1 earthquake	Max wave realtime	0m
	C2 earthquake
	Country Vulnerability
	INFORM_normalised

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1128619	0.5	18 May 2016 16:46	6.6M, 10km	N/A	980 thousand (in 100km)	0m (at 00:00)	00:06	GEOFON
1128621	1	18 May 2016 16:46	6.8M, 68km	N/A	1.1 million (in 100km)	0m (at 00:00)	00:10	NTWC
1128626	1	18 May 2016 16:46	6.8M, 31km	6.4	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0m (at 00:00)	00:22	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 74,447) . The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity	Population
	200000 people
	840000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Alert	Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
	1	0	1128626	0.465/-79.641	6.8	31	6.4	17 Oct 2016 11:18	151d 18:31	(new episode)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Esmeraldas	Ecuador	160000 people
Manabi	Ecuador	3700 people
Pichincha	Ecuador	34000 people
Imbabura	Ecuador	3300 people
Esmeraldas	Ecuador	290000 people
Manabi	Ecuador	150000 people
Pichincha	Ecuador	390000 people
Imbabura	Ecuador	2800 people
Los Rios	Ecuador	<1000 people
Esmeraldas	Ecuador	46000 people
Manabi	Ecuador	1.3 million people
Pichincha	Ecuador	2.8 million people
Imbabura	Ecuador	420000 people
Los Rios	Ecuador	780000 people
Cotopaxi	Ecuador	440000 people
Carchi	Ecuador	170000 people
Narino	Colombia	540000 people
Guayas	Ecuador	2.8 million people
Napo	Ecuador	12000 people
Bolivar	Ecuador	7800 people
Sucumbios	Ecuador	2000 people
Tungurahua	Ecuador	10000 people
Cauca	Colombia	<1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Rosa Zárate	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	29000 people	24 km
Guachalá	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	27 km
Lagartera	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	38 km
Muisne	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	13000 people	45 km
Zapotal	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	44 km
El Cañaveral	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	44 km
Cojimíes	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	45 km
Atacames	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	48 km
San Francisco	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	50 km
Tonchigüe	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	51 km
Esmeraldas	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	95000 people	54 km
Galera	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	58 km
Punta Tortuga	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	59 km
Pedernales	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	5900 people	64 km
Atahualpa	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	65 km
Rocafuerte	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	71 km
Rioverde	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	71 km
Llurimagua	Imbabura	Ecuador	Village	-	74 km
San Francisco de Onzole	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	77 km
San Jose de Cayapas	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	88 km
Santo Domingo de los Colorados	Pichincha	Ecuador	City	-	95 km
La Aurora	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	96 km
Puerto Limón	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	99 km
Timbiré	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	99 km
Timbre	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	101 km
El Esfuerzo	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	103 km
La Tola	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	104 km
Maldonado	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	104 km
La Palma	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	105 km
Cabuyal	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	81 km
Diez de Agosto	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	82 km
Sube y Baja	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	89 km
Trinidad	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	92 km
Convento	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	94 km
Paquimaro	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	95 km
Pezcadillo	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	100 km
Pacto	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	100 km
Puerto Naranjo	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	100 km
Jama	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	102 km
San Miguel	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	102 km
Gualea	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	106 km
E. Alfaro	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	107 km
Cinco de Junio	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	109 km
Rancho del Medio	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	109 km
Lelia	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	111 km
San Isidro	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	111 km
San Carlos	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	112 km
García Moreno	Imbabura	Ecuador	Village	-	113 km
Tarabita	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	113 km
Sesme	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	116 km
Consumulo	Los Rios	Ecuador	Village	-	119 km
Pavón	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	121 km
Las Flores	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	122 km
La Piedra	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	122 km
Bastidas	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	124 km
San Lorenzo	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	20000 people	125 km
San Francisco de las Pampas	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	125 km
Palmas	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	129 km
Alto Tambo	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	131 km
San José	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	132 km
Mate	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	133 km
Chone	Manabí	Ecuador	City	44000 people	138 km
Lita	Carchi	Ecuador	Village	-	138 km
Canoa	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	140 km
San Antonio	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	142 km
Salinas	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	143 km
Pucayacu	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	143 km
Nono	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	143 km
Pomasqui	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	144 km
San Vicente	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	144 km
Quito	Pichincha	Ecuador	Capital	1.4 million people	147 km
Bahía de Caráquez	Manabí	Ecuador	City	24000 people	148 km
Guasaganda	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	149 km
Canuto	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	150 km
La Barba	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	150 km
Malchinguí	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	151 km
Cotacachi	Imbabura	Ecuador	Village	8100 people	153 km
Bachillero	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	153 km
Isinliví	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	154 km
Carolina	Imbabura	Ecuador	Village	-	154 km
Espriella	Narino	Colombia	Village	-	155 km
Otavalo	Imbabura	Ecuador	Village	32000 people	155 km
Guayllabamba	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	155 km
La Granja	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	156 km
Calceta	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	17000 people	156 km
Tahuaico	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	156 km
Tumbaco	Pichincha	Ecuador	City	-	157 km
Tumbaco	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	157 km
Ilumán	Imbabura	Ecuador	Village	-	158 km
Atuntaqui	Imbabura	Ecuador	Village	17000 people	159 km
Pifo	Pichincha	Ecuador	City	-	159 km
Los Machos	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	160 km
Pigunchuela	Imbabura	Ecuador	Village	-	160 km
El Junco	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	161 km
Alangasí	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	161 km
Machachi	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	26000 people	161 km
La Maná	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	12000 people	162 km
Chaupi	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	162 km
Zapote	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	162 km
Guayacana	Narino	Colombia	Village	-	163 km
Las Yucas	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	163 km
San Carlos	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	163 km
Yaruqui	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	163 km
Valencia	Los Ríos	Ecuador	Village	-	164 km
Tabacundo	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	164 km
Pifo	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	164 km
Quevedo	Los Ríos	Ecuador	City	120000 people	165 km
Pambamarca	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	166 km
Junín	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	9000 people	166 km
Güingopana	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	167 km
Salinas	Imbabura	Ecuador	Village	-	168 km
Ibarra	Imbabura	Ecuador	City	110000 people	168 km
La Concepción	Imbabura	Ecuador	Village	-	169 km
Pichincha	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	169 km
Clemencia	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	169 km
La Esperanza	Imbabura	Ecuador	Village	-	170 km
Romerillos	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	170 km
Travesía	Narino	Colombia	Village	-	171 km
Porvenir	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	171 km
San Miguel	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	171 km
Cayambe	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	26000 people	172 km
Charapotó	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	172 km
Monjas	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	172 km
Pilaló	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	172 km
El Coco	Narino	Colombia	Village	-	173 km
Ortuño	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	173 km
Isacata	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	175 km
Tumaco	Narino	Colombia	Village	86000 people	175 km
Angochagua	Imbabura	Ecuador	Village	-	175 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
General Rivadeneira	ESM	7	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7800	57 km
Pedernales		20				0	63 km
Santo Domingo Los Colorados		521	Civ.	Paved	No	3600	92 km
Mariscal Sucre International	UIO	2811	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10200	145 km
Los Perales	BHA	3	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4400	146 km
Los Perez		23				0	160 km
Quevedo North		107				0	164 km
Atahualpa		2227	Civ.	Paved	No	6500	168 km
La Florida	TCO	2	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5200	179 km
Cotopaxi		2784	Civ.	Paved	Yes	12100	190 km
Reales Tamarindos	PVO	44	Civ.	Paved	No	7200	191 km
Eloy Alfaro	MEC	12	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9300	194 km
Loma Larga		64				0	218 km
El Rosal Teniente Guerrero	TUA	2951	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8000	218 km
Payan	PYN	unknown				0	221 km
San Luis	IPI	2975	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5700	223 km
Hacienda la Julia		15				0	240 km
Babahoyo North		17				0	240 km
La Clementina		100				0	242 km
Martinica		27				0	244 km
Iscuande	ISD	unknown				0	287 km
El Charco	ECR	unknown				0	289 km
Simon Bolivar International	GYE	5	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8000	291 km
San Carlos		30				0	292 km
Taura		17				0	300 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Cojimies		Ecuador	42 km
Esmeraldas	ECESM	Ecuador	57 km
Rioverde		Ecuador	60 km
Balao Terminal	ECEBL	Ecuador	63 km
Puerto de San Lorenzo		Ecuador	126 km
Bahia de Caraquez		Ecuador	145 km
Tumaco	COTCO	Colombia	175 km
Manta	ECMEC	Ecuador	197 km
Duran	ECDUN	Ecuador	294 km
Guayaquil	ECGYE	Ecuador	296 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Daule Peripa	Daule	1987	154 km
El Carrizal	El Carrizal	n/a	157 km
Poza Honda	Portoviejo	1971	185 km

More information

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