Overall Orange Earthquake alert in Ecuador on 16 Apr 2016 23:58 UTC

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M 7.8 Earthquake and Tsunami (1.1 m) in Ecuador on 16 Apr 2016 23:58 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:	7.8M
Depth:	19.16 Km
Lat/Lon:	0.3715 , -79.9398
Event Date:	16 Apr 2016 23:58 UTC 16 Apr 2016 18:58 Local
Exposed Population:	About 70000 people in MMI 1.7 million (in MMI>=VII)
Source:	NEIC us20005j32
Inserted at:	17 Apr 2016 00:36 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	1.3		1		1.3
us20005j32	Scaled population (vector)	n.a	Max wave scenario	0m
	C1 earthquake	n.a	Max wave realtime	1.11m
	C2 earthquake	n.a
	Country Vulnerability	n.a
	INFORM_normalised	n.a

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1125596	1.2	16 Apr 2016 23:58	7.5M, 10km	N/A	680 thousand (in 100km)	0.9m (at 00:20)	00:06	GEOFON
1125599	1.2	16 Apr 2016 23:58	7.4M, 10km	N/A	750 thousand (in 100km)	1m (at 00:38)	00:10	NTWC
1125605	1.2	16 Apr 2016 23:58	7.4M, 20.16km	7.88	690 thousand (in 100km)	0.6m (at 02:06)	00:20	NEIC
1125608	1.3	16 Apr 2016 23:58	7.8M, 19.16km	8.08	1.7 million (in MMI>=VII)	1.1m (at 00:00)	00:37	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 , Province of Esmeraldas (population 336,795) . The nearest places are Salima, Mocoral, San José de Chamanga, Carrizal, Cojimíes, Daule, El Mango, Cañaveral, Pueblito, Beche, and La Unión.

Radius	Population
100 km	790000 people
75 km	430000 people
50 km	120000 people
20 km	20000 people
10 km	6900 people
5 km	2100 people
2 km	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Esmeraldas	Ecuador	340000 people
Manabi	Ecuador	1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Salima	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	2 km
Mocoral	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	3 km
San José de Chamanga	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	7 km
Carrizal	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	9 km
Cojimíes	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	9 km
Daule	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	10 km
El Mango	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	15 km
Cañaveral	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	15 km
Pueblito	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	15 km
Beche	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	17 km
Zapotal	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	18 km
Puerto Nueuo	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	20 km
Concepción	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	21 km
Mompiche	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	21 km
Arrastradero	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	22 km
La Delicia	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	23 km
Naranjo	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	23 km
La Mancha	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	25 km
Pueblito	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	27 km
Sar Luis	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	27 km
La Selva	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	28 km
Muisne	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	13000 people	31 km
Pedernales	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	5900 people	31 km
Las Mareas	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	32 km
El Cañaveral	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	32 km
Pata de Pájaro	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	33 km
Mariano	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	34 km
El Salto	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	37 km
San Francisco	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	38 km
El Guabo	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	38 km
Atahualpa	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	39 km
Coaque	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	40 km
Bamba	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	41 km
Cube	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	43 km
San Enrique	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	44 km
Quingüe	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	45 km
Cabuyal	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	49 km
Conejo	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	50 km
Boca de Palmito	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	50 km
Punta Tortuga	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	51 km
Piedras	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	51 km
Coronel Carlos Concha Torres	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	52 km
Mache	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	52 km
Caple	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	53 km
Tonchigüe	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	53 km
Rosa Zárate	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	29000 people	53 km
Diez de Agosto	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	53 km
Galera	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	54 km
Bocana del Búa	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	56 km
Viche	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	58 km
Laguna	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	59 km
Atacames	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	59 km
Chura	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	60 km
Malimpia	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	60 km
Palma Real	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	61 km
Tabiazo	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	61 km
Guachalá	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	61 km
Pebas Real	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	61 km
Majua	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	61 km
Boca de Chila	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	61 km
Tabuche	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	62 km
Guaillabamba	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	63 km
Chinca	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	63 km
Lagartera	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	64 km
Campo Alegre	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	66 km
La Chonta	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	66 km
Palma Real	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	68 km
Sade	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	68 km
Convento	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	68 km
Vuelto Larga	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	69 km
Jama	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	69 km
La Unión	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	70 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
Pedernales		20				0	31 km
General Rivadeneira	ESM	7	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7800	80 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Cojimies		Ecuador	5 km
Esmeraldas	ECESM	Ecuador	80 km
Balao Terminal	ECEBL	Ecuador	81 km
Rioverde		Ecuador	87 km

More information

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