M 5.8 in Ecuador on 04 Feb 2019 17:45 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: 5.8M
Depth: 70 Km
Lat/Lon: -2.4476 , -79.8618
Event Date: 04 Feb 2019 17:45 UTC
04 Feb 2019 12:45 Local
Exposed Population: Less then 100 people in MMI V
4680000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2000jd8d
Inserted at: 04 Feb 2019 19:17 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 4.3 (Ecuador)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us2000jd8d Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.9  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1247459 0 04 Feb 2019 17:45 5.7M, 63.65km 4.23 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:13 NEIC
1247468 0 04 Feb 2019 17:45 5.8M, 70km 4.59 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 01:31 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 1,278,206) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people
150000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1247459 -2.435/-79.813 5.7 63.65 4.23 04 Feb 2019 18:02 00:16 (new episode)
2 0 1247468 -2.435/-79.813 5.7 63.65 4.23 04 Feb 2019 19:17 01:31 (new episode)
3 0 1247468 -2.448/-79.862 5.8 70 4.59 04 Feb 2019 19:20 01:34 (upd of #2)
4 0 1247468 -2.448/-79.862 5.8 70 4.59 04 Feb 2019 19:47 02:02 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Guayas Ecuador 3.2 million people
Canar Ecuador 80000 people
Azuay Ecuador 27000 people
El Oro Ecuador 490000 people
Los Rios Ecuador 400000 people
Manabi Ecuador 7500 people
Tumbes Peru 9500 people
Guayas Ecuador 400000 people
Canar Ecuador 190000 people
Azuay Ecuador 760000 people
El Oro Ecuador 170000 people
Los Rios Ecuador 420000 people
Bolivar Ecuador 190000 people
Chimborazo Ecuador 480000 people
Manabi Ecuador 1.5 million people
Loja Ecuador 490000 people
Tumbes Peru 200000 people
Morona-Santiago Ecuador 170000 people
Zamora-Chinchipe Ecuador 69000 people
Cotopaxi Ecuador 470000 people
Tungurahua Ecuador 530000 people
Piura Peru 1.6 million people
Amazonas Peru 26000 people
Pichincha Ecuador 840000 people
Pastaza Ecuador 83000 people
Napo Ecuador 76000 people
Loreto Peru 15000 people
Esmeraldas Ecuador 99000 people
Imbabura Ecuador 5100 people
Lambayeque Peru 5800 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
San Carlos Guayas Ecuador Village - 2 km
Puerto Buenavista Guayas Ecuador Village - 17 km
Recreo Guayas Ecuador Village - 21 km
Guayaquil Guayas Ecuador Major city 1.9 million people 27 km
Alfaro Guayas Ecuador Village - 31 km
Tauro Guayas Ecuador Village - 33 km
El Tabor Guayas Ecuador Village - 33 km
Chongoncito Guayas Ecuador Village - 34 km
Mercedes Guayas Ecuador Village - 35 km
Naranjal Guayas Ecuador Village 32000 people 37 km
Aguapiedra Guayas Ecuador Village - 38 km
Safando Guayas Ecuador Village - 39 km
Vainilla Guayas Ecuador Village - 39 km
Sabana Grande Guayas Ecuador Village - 40 km
Pascuales Guayas Ecuador Village - 42 km
Soledad Guayas Ecuador Village - 43 km
Jesús María Guayas Ecuador Village - 44 km
Yaguachi Guayas Ecuador Village 28000 people 44 km
Boliche Guayas Ecuador City - 46 km
El Mate Guayas Ecuador Village - 47 km
Tamarindo Guayas Ecuador Village - 47 km
Sitio Córdova Guayas Ecuador Village - 48 km
Campo Alegre Guayas Ecuador Village - 51 km
Posorja Guayas Ecuador Village - 52 km
Capone Guayas Ecuador Village - 52 km
Victoria Guayas Ecuador Village - 53 km
San Miguel Guayas Ecuador Village - 53 km
M.J. Calle Guayas Ecuador Village - 53 km
Balao Guayas Ecuador Village 12000 people 54 km
José Real Guayas Ecuador Village - 55 km
Mariscal Sucre Guayas Ecuador Village - 55 km
Tamarindo Guayas Ecuador Village - 56 km
Gómez Rendón Guayas Ecuador Village - 56 km
Subida Alta Guayas Ecuador Village - 56 km
Data Guayas Ecuador Village - 56 km
G. Muñoz Guayas Ecuador Village - 57 km
Victoria Azuay Ecuador Village - 59 km
La Troncal Canar Ecuador Village 36000 people 59 km
San Antonio Guayas Ecuador Village - 59 km
Cedropamba Cañar Ecuador Village - 60 km
San Miguel Guayas Ecuador Village - 61 km
Nobol Guayas Ecuador Village - 61 km
Hacienda El Triunfo Guayas Ecuador Village - 61 km
Salinas Guayas Ecuador Village - 64 km
Lorenzo de Garaicoa Guayas Ecuador Village - 64 km
Gala de Arriba Guayas Ecuador Village - 64 km
San Luis Guayas Ecuador Village - 66 km
Daule Guayas Ecuador Village 48000 people 66 km
Zacachun Guayas Ecuador Village - 66 km
Lomas de Sargentillo Guayas Ecuador Village 7500 people 68 km
Bocana Guayas Ecuador Village - 69 km
Camilo Ponce Enríquez Azuay Ecuador Village - 69 km
San Vicente Guayas Ecuador Village - 70 km
Baquerizo Moreno Guayas Ecuador Village - 71 km
Isidro Ayora Guayas Ecuador Village - 71 km
Engabao Guayas Ecuador Village - 71 km
Potosí Guayas Ecuador Village - 74 km
Pagua El Oro Ecuador Village - 74 km
Tendales El Oro Ecuador Village - 75 km
San Rafael Guayas Ecuador Village - 76 km
Pita Los Ríos Ecuador Village - 77 km
Enganga Guayas Ecuador Village - 78 km
Zapotal Guayas Ecuador Village - 79 km
Miniatura Guayas Ecuador Village - 79 km
Bucay Chimborazo Ecuador Village - 81 km
Babahoyo Los Ríos Ecuador Village 76000 people 81 km
Pedro Carbo Guayas Ecuador Village 23000 people 81 km
Santa Lucía Guayas Ecuador Village - 82 km
Guangala Guayas Ecuador Village - 83 km
Azúcar Guayas Ecuador Village - 83 km
Potrero de la Virgen Guayas Ecuador Village - 83 km
El Guabo El Oro Ecuador Village - 88 km
El Carmen Guayas Ecuador Village - 88 km
San Geronimo Guayas Ecuador Village - 88 km
Engullima Guayas Ecuador Village - 89 km
Antonio Sotomayor Los Ríos Ecuador Village - 89 km
Aguada Guayas Ecuador Village - 90 km
Machala El Oro Ecuador City 200000 people 91 km
Montalvo Los Ríos Ecuador Village 15000 people 93 km
Union Colombiana El Oro Ecuador Village - 93 km
Bajada de Colonche Guayas Ecuador Village - 93 km
Río Verde Guayas Ecuador Village - 95 km
Merella Los Ríos Ecuador Village - 96 km
Baños Guayas Ecuador Village - 97 km
San Clemente Los Ríos Ecuador Village - 97 km
Pasaje El Oro Ecuador Village 45000 people 97 km
Banepo Los Ríos Ecuador Village - 97 km
Pozuelos Los Ríos Ecuador Village - 97 km
Vinces Los Ríos Ecuador Village 32000 people 99 km
Colimes Guayas Ecuador Village 9300 people 101 km
Colonche Guayas Ecuador Village - 101 km
San Gabriel Los Ríos Ecuador Village - 105 km
Catarama Los Ríos Ecuador Village 9700 people 106 km
Digna Guayas Ecuador Village - 108 km
Moquique Los Ríos Ecuador Village - 110 km
Santa Rosa El Oro Ecuador Village 41000 people 112 km
Palenque Los Ríos Ecuador Village 9100 people 113 km
Puerto Pechiche Los Ríos Ecuador Village - 118 km
Zapotal Los Ríos Ecuador Village - 119 km
Balzar Guayas Ecuador Village 39000 people 119 km
Zapallo Loma Azuay Ecuador Village - 63 km
Santa Marta Azuay Ecuador Village - 71 km
El Paraíso El Oro Ecuador Village - 75 km
Naranjos Azuay Ecuador Village - 75 km
Las Balsas Guayas Ecuador Village - 81 km
San Juan Cañar Ecuador Village - 84 km
Victoria Bolívar Ecuador Village - 86 km
Chontamarca Cañar Ecuador Village - 86 km
Canduy Guayas Ecuador Village - 91 km
General Morales Cañar Ecuador Village - 94 km
Salanguillo Guayas Ecuador Village - 95 km
Shagli Azuay Ecuador Village - 96 km
Cruz de Guanábano Guayas Ecuador Village - 96 km
Cañar Cañar Ecuador Village 12000 people 98 km
Llagos Chimborazo Ecuador Village - 98 km
Guale Manabí Ecuador Village - 100 km
Limón Los Ríos Ecuador Village - 102 km
San Luis Azuay Ecuador Village - 103 km
Manzano Azuay Ecuador Village - 103 km
Río Seco Guayas Ecuador Village - 103 km
Santo Tomás Guayas Ecuador Village - 104 km
Las Huacas El Oro Ecuador Village - 104 km
Uculoma Cañar Ecuador Village - 104 km
Rumiurco Azuay Ecuador Village - 105 km
Multitud Chimborazo Ecuador Village - 106 km
Chillanes Bolívar Ecuador Village - 106 km
Chalcalo Azuay Ecuador Village - 106 km
Curiloma Azuay Ecuador Village - 106 km
Cangrejo Guayas Ecuador Village - 106 km
Cuenca Azuay Ecuador City 280000 people 107 km
Chunchi Chimborazo Ecuador Village - 107 km
Ayangue Guayas Ecuador Village - 107 km
Huiroguaico Azuay Ecuador Village - 108 km
Daligshi El Oro Ecuador Village - 108 km
Bijagual Los Ríos Ecuador Village - 108 km
Cascajal Manabí Ecuador Village - 109 km
Las Cañas Manabí Ecuador Village - 109 km
Tembleque El Oro Ecuador Village - 109 km
San Francisco El Oro Ecuador Village - 110 km
Manglar Alto Guayas Ecuador Village - 111 km
Ingapirca Cañar Ecuador Village - 111 km
Salinas El Oro Ecuador Village - 112 km
San Pedro Guayas Ecuador Village - 112 km
Prosperidad Guayas Ecuador Village - 112 km
Girón Azuay Ecuador Village - 112 km
Paján Manabí Ecuador Village 7400 people 112 km
Pallatanga Chimborazo Ecuador Village - 112 km
Colegio Azuay Ecuador Village - 112 km
San Miguel Bolívar Ecuador Village 12000 people 112 km
Biblián Cañar Ecuador Village - 113 km
Santa Isabel Loja Ecuador Village - 114 km
San Nicolás Cañar Ecuador Village - 115 km
Santa Elena Guayas Ecuador Village 42000 people 115 km
La Libertad Guayas Ecuador Village 75000 people 115 km
Calvario El Oro Ecuador Village - 116 km
Matapalo Manabí Ecuador Village - 116 km
Alausí Chimborazo Ecuador Village 8900 people 117 km
Sevilla Chimborazo Ecuador Village - 117 km
Chilla El Oro Ecuador Village - 118 km
Percadil Azuay Ecuador Village - 118 km
Tispa Azuay Ecuador Village - 118 km
Azogues Cañar Ecuador City 34000 people 118 km
San Antonio El Oro Ecuador Village - 119 km
Pedro Pablo Gómez Manabí Ecuador Village - 119 km
El Burro Azuay Ecuador Village - 119 km
Guanazán El Oro Ecuador Village - 120 km
Avanzada El Oro Ecuador Village - 121 km
San Sebastián Bolívar Ecuador Village - 121 km
Chaupihacienda Azuay Ecuador Village - 122 km
Purín Azuay Ecuador Village - 122 km
Olmedo Manabí Ecuador Village - 122 km
Don Pancho Guayas Ecuador Village - 122 km
Blanco Macas Azuay Ecuador Village - 123 km
El Cacao Guayas Ecuador Village - 123 km
Achupallas Chimborazo Ecuador Village - 124 km
Chacras El Oro Ecuador Village - 124 km
Pocita Manabí Ecuador Village - 125 km
Manú Loja Ecuador Village - 125 km
San José Bolívar Ecuador Village - 125 km
Zarumilla Tumbes Peru Village 17000 people 126 km
El Carmen Guayas Ecuador Village 62000 people 126 km
Piedras Verdes El Oro Ecuador Village - 127 km
Chinchipe Guayas Ecuador Village - 127 km
Paute Azuay Ecuador Village - 128 km
Noboa Manabí Ecuador Village - 129 km
La Esperanza Azuay Ecuador Village - 129 km
Las Núñez Guayas Ecuador Village - 129 km
Lluzhapa Loja Ecuador Village - 129 km
San José de Raranga Azuay Ecuador Village - 130 km
América Manabí Ecuador Village - 130 km
Bellavista Manabí Ecuador Village - 131 km
Playas El Oro Ecuador Village - 131 km
Gualaceo Azuay Ecuador Village 17000 people 132 km
Yacoto Bolívar Ecuador Village - 132 km
Taday Cañar Ecuador Village - 132 km
Piedras El Oro Ecuador Village - 132 km
Palmira Chimborazo Ecuador Village - 133 km
Parig Azuay Ecuador Village - 133 km
Guaranda Bolívar Ecuador City 22000 people 133 km
Los Potreros Guayas Ecuador Village - 134 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
Taura 17 0 30 km
Simon Bolivar International GYE 5 Civ. Paved Yes 8000 32 km
Maragrosa 5 0 45 km
Guabital 8 0 46 km
Posorja 5 0 51 km
La Puntilla 14 0 53 km
San Carlos 30 0 57 km
La Carolina 23 0 63 km
Martinica 27 0 83 km
La Mina 4 0 84 km
Hacienda la Julia 15 0 89 km
Babahoyo North 17 0 90 km
General Serrano MCH 4 Civ. Paved Yes 5400 91 km
La Clementina 100 0 98 km
Banasur 9 0 99 km
Victor Larrea 52 Civ. Paved No 3400 110 km
Loma Larga 64 0 113 km
Mariscal Lamar CUE 2530 Civ. Paved Yes 6200 109 km
Ayangue 5 0 111 km
General Ulpiano Paez SNC 4 Mil. Paved Yes 7900 128 km
Pedro Canga TBP 25 Civ. Unpaved Yes 8200 135 km
Jipijapa JIP unknown 0 153 km
Chimborazo 2790 Civ. Paved No 5200 160 km
Quevedo North 107 0 168 km
Reales Tamarindos PVO 44 Civ. Paved No 7200 170 km
Los Perez 23 0 174 km
Mendez MZD unknown 0 174 km
Loja LOH unknown 0 180 km
Camilo Ponce Enriquez 1238 Civ. Paved No 6500 180 km
Gualaquiza 1000 Civ. Paved No 6800 181 km
Patuca 541 0 181 km
Sucua SUQ 950 Civ. Unpaved No 3900 187 km
Eloy Alfaro MEC 12 Civ. Paved Yes 9300 189 km
Macas XMS 1000 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 194 km
Chachoan ATF 2564 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 198 km
Los Perales BHA 3 Civ. Paved Yes 4400 212 km
Macara V. Ibarra MRR 447 Civ. Paved No 3200 214 km
Cotopaxi 2784 Civ. Paved Yes 12100 220 km
Rio Amazonas PTZ 1043 Civ. Paved Yes 5000 226 km
Santo Domingo Los Colorados 521 Civ. Paved No 3600 254 km
Taisha TSC 457 Civ. Unpaved No 3600 266 km
El Pato AB 87 0 277 km
Pedernales 20 0 279 km
Mayor Galo Torres 518 Civ. Unpaved No 3200 279 km
Captain Montes TYL 87 Civ. Paved Yes 8000 282 km
Capitan Concha PIU 53 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 316 km
Ciro Alegria 180 Civ. Unpaved No 5400 320 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Prtmaritimo Ecuador 18 km
Guayaquil ECGYE Ecuador 27 km
Duran ECDUN Ecuador 29 km
Puna ECPUN Ecuador 34 km
Puerto Bolivar ECPBO Ecuador 89 km
Salinas ECSNC Ecuador 111 km
La Libertad ECLLD Ecuador 119 km
Zorritos PEZOR Peru 161 km
Manta ECMEC Ecuador 192 km
Bahia de Caraquez Ecuador 213 km
Los Organos PELOO Peru 237 km
Cabo Blanco PECAB Peru 254 km
Caleta Lobitos Peru 272 km
Talara PETYL Peru 283 km
Negritos PENGS Peru 294 km
Cojimies Ecuador 308 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Tahuin Arenillas 1988 132 km
Poza Honda Portoviejo 1971 152 km
Daule Peripa Daule 1987 169 km
El Carrizal El Carrizal n/a 174 km
San Lorenzo Chipillico 1958 249 km
Poechos Poechos Chira 1975 257 km

More information

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