M 7.4 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: 7.4M
Depth: 20.16 Km
Lat/Lon: 0.3482 , -79.972
Event Date: 16 Apr 2016 23:58 UTC
16 Apr 2016 18:58 Local
Exposed Population: 680000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20005j32
Inserted at: 17 Apr 2016 00:19 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 1.2 1 1.2
us20005j32 Scaled population (vector) n.a Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake n.a Max wave realtime 0.64m  
  C2 earthquake n.a      
  Country Vulnerability n.a      
  INFORM_normalised n.a      
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*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 Carrizal, Zapotal, Pueblito, El Mango, San Jos� de Chamanga, Salima, Daule, Mocoral, Ca�averal, and Cojim�es.

Radius Population
100 km 690000 people
75 km 340000 people
50 km 65000 people
20 km 14000 people
10 km 4200 people
5 km <1000 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
Mocoral Esmeraldas Ecuador Village - 1 km
Salima Esmeraldas Ecuador Village - 2 km
Cojim�es Manab� Ecuador Village - 6 km
Daule Esmeraldas Ecuador Village - 7 km
Carrizal Manabi Ecuador Village - 9 km
San Jos� de Chamanga Esmeraldas Ecuador Village - 10 km
El Mango Esmeraldas Ecuador Village - 13 km
Zapotal Esmeraldas Ecuador Village - 14 km
Pueblito Esmeraldas Ecuador Village - 14 km
Ca�averal Manabi Ecuador Village - 16 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 32 km
General Rivadeneira ESM 7 Civ. Paved Yes 7800 80 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Cojimies Ecuador 3 km
Esmeraldas ECESM Ecuador 79 km
Balao Terminal ECEBL Ecuador 80 km

More information

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