M 5.1 in Ecuador from 12 Aug 2014 19:57 UTC to 19:58

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: 5.1M
Depth: 7.67 Km
Lat/Lon: -0.08 , -78.38
Event Date: 12 Aug 2014 19:58 UTC
12 Aug 2014 14:58 Local
Exposed Population: 3410000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000s27f
Inserted at: 12 Aug 2014 20:24 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 0.3
usb000s27f 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
1057410 0.3 12 Aug 2014 19:58 5.1M, 7.67km N/A 3.4 million (in 100km) 00:26 NEIC
1057476 0.3 12 Aug 2014 19:57 5.1M, 5.38km N/A N/A (in MMI>=VII) 19:11 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 Pichincha (population 1,929,013) . The nearest places are Quito, and Guayllabamba.

Radius Population
100 km 3.4 million people
75 km 2.8 million people
50 km 2.5 million people
20 km 1.1 million people
10 km 95000 people
5 km 20000 people
2 km 2500 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Pichincha Ecuador 1.9 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Guayllabamba Pichincha Ecuador Village - 5 km
Quito Pichincha Ecuador Capital 1.4 million people 22 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
Mariscal Sucre International UIO 2811 Civ. Paved Yes 10200 14 km
Atahualpa 2227 Civ. Paved No 6500 54 km

More information

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