M 4.7 in Ecuador on 26 Jun 2018 09:15 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: 4.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -0.6782 , -90.9103
Event Date: 26 Jun 2018 09:15 UTC
26 Jun 2018 03:15 Local
Exposed Population: About 19000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000f22r
Inserted at: 26 Jun 2018 10:21 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.3 (Ecuador)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000f22r Scaled population (vector) 4.13  
  C1 earthquake 2.46  
  C2 earthquake -2.57  
  Country Vulnerability -0.1  
  INFORM_normalised 0.9  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1216386 0 26 Jun 2018 09:15 4.7M, 10km N/A 20 thousand (in 100km) 01:05 NEIC
1216441 0 26 Jun 2018 09:15 5.5M, 10km 5.49 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 06:50 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 Galapagos (population 10,748) . The nearest places are Santo Tomás, Puerto Villamil, Santa Cruz, and Bahía de la Academia.

Radius Population
100 km 19000 people
75 km 19000 people
50 km 2600 people
20 km <1000 people
10 km <1000 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Galapagos Ecuador 11000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Santo Tomás Galapagos Ecuador Village - 29 km
Puerto Villamil Galapagos Ecuador Village - 33 km
Santa Cruz Galápagos Ecuador Village - 64 km
Bahía de la Academia Galápagos Ecuador Village - 67 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
Puerto Villamil 30 0 30 km
Seymour GPS 16 Civ. Paved Yes 7800 76 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Caleta Tagus ECCAT Ecuador 69 km
Santa Maria Island Ecuador 87 km

More information

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