M 4.9 in Ecuador on 18 Jul 2008 05:41 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: 4.9M
Depth: 75.3 Km
Lat/Lon: -1.9711 , -80.2741
Event Date: 18 Jul 2008 05:41 UTC
18 Jul 2008 00:41 Local
Exposed Population:
3940000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 18 Jul 2008 09:51 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
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
42794 0.5 18 Jul 2008 05:41 4.7M, 47km N/A 4.1 million (in 100km) 01:04 GEOFON
42803 0.5 18 Jul 2008 05:41 4.9M, 75.3km N/A 3.9 million (in 100km) 04:09 NEIC
42804 0.5 18 Jul 2008 05:41 4.9M, 72km N/A 3.9 million (in 100km) 04:10 EMSC
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 Las Piedras, Isidro Ayora, Estacada, Pedro Carbo, Lomas de Sargentillo, Potrero de la Virgen, Tortura, Las Cañas, Nobol, and San Geronimo.

Radius Population
100 km 4.7 million people
75 km 3.8 million people
50 km 2.9 million people
20 km 72000 people
10 km 13000 people
5 km 1200 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Guayas Ecuador 2.8 million people
Manabi Ecuador 1.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Las Piedras Guayas Ecuador Village - 4 km
Isidro Ayora Guayas Ecuador Village - 9 km
Estacada Guayas Ecuador Village - 13 km
Pedro Carbo Guayas Ecuador Village 23000 people 14 km
Lomas de Sargentillo Guayas Ecuador Village 7500 people 15 km
Potrero de la Virgen Guayas Ecuador Village - 19 km
Tortura Guayas Ecuador Village - 19 km
Las Cañas Guayas Ecuador Village - 19 km
Nobol Guayas Ecuador Village - 21 km
San Geronimo Guayas Ecuador Village - 21 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
Simon Bolivar International GYE 5 Civ. Paved Yes 8000 43 km
Ayangue 5 0 61 km
Martinica 27 0 68 km
Taura 17 0 68 km
Hacienda la Julia 15 0 76 km
Babahoyo North 17 0 78 km
Posorja 5 0 84 km
Jipijapa JIP unknown 0 85 km
San Carlos 30 0 89 km
General Ulpiano Paez SNC 4 Mil. Paved Yes 7900 93 km
Loma Larga 64 0 93 km
La Clementina 100 0 95 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Duran ECDUN Ecuador 46 km
Guayaquil ECGYE Ecuador 47 km
Prtmaritimo Ecuador 52 km
Salinas ECSNC Ecuador 73 km
La Libertad ECLLD Ecuador 85 km
Puna ECPUN Ecuador 97 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Poza Honda Portoviejo 1971 90 km

More information

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