M 4.5 in Ecuador on 26 Jun 2013 10:51 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: 4.5M
Depth: 35.8 Km
Lat/Lon: -2.5499 , -80.3917
Event Date: 26 Jun 2013 10:51 UTC
26 Jun 2013 05:51 Local
Exposed Population:
3454181 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 26 Jun 2013 13:20 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  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
1000337 0 26 Jun 2013 10:51 4.5M, 35.8km N/A 3.5 million (in 100km) 02:29 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 Guayas (population 2,762,596) . The nearest places are Guayaquil, San Antonio, and Hacienda Bella Esperanza.

Radius Population
100 km 3.5 million people
75 km 2.7 million people
50 km 150000 people
20 km 61000 people
10 km 28000 people
5 km 4400 people
2 km 1600 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Guayas Ecuador 2.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
San Antonio Guayas Ecuador Village - 2 km
Hacienda Bella Esperanza Guayas Ecuador Village - 4 km
Guayaquil Guayas Ecuador Major city 1.9 million people 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
Posorja 5 22 km
Simon Bolivar International GYE 5 Civ. Paved Yes 8000 71 km
Maragrosa 5 73 km
Ayangue 5 75 km
General Ulpiano Paez SNC 4 Mil. Paved Yes 7900 77 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Puna ECPUN Ecuador 59 km
Prtmaritimo Ecuador 62 km
Salinas ECSNC Ecuador 64 km
La Libertad ECLLD Ecuador 68 km
Guayaquil ECGYE Ecuador 69 km

More information

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