Overall Green Earthquake alert in Ecuador on 12 Aug 2014 19:57 UTC

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M 5.1 in Ecuador on 12 Aug 2014 19:57 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:	5.1M
Depth:	5.38 Km
Lat/Lon:	-0.08 , -78.3
Event Date:	12 Aug 2014 19:57 UTC 12 Aug 2014 14:57 Local
Exposed Population:	About 31000 people in MMI 3220000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC usb000s27f
Inserted at:	13 Aug 2014 15:09 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.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	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 ,of Pichincha (population 15,595) . The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity	Population
	31000 people
	680000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Alert	Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
	1	0	1057476	-0.08/-78.3	5.1	5.38	0	17 Oct 2016 10:07	796d 14:09	(new episode)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Pichincha	Ecuador	31000 people
Pichincha	Ecuador	680000 people
Pichincha	Ecuador	4.6 million people
Napo	Ecuador	2700 people
Imbabura	Ecuador	490000 people
Sucumbios	Ecuador	no people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Guayllabamba	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	6 km
Guayllabamba	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	6 km
Yaruqui	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	4 km
Yaruqui	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	4 km
Pambamarca	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	9 km
Pambamarca	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	9 km
Malchinguí	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	16 km
Malchinguí	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	16 km
Tabacundo	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	16 km
Tabacundo	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	16 km
Pomasqui	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	17 km
Pomasqui	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	17 km
Nono	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	18 km
Nono	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	18 km
San Carlos	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	9 km
San Carlos	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	9 km
Isacata	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	16 km
Isacata	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	16 km
Pifo	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	16 km
Pifo	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	16 km
Tumbaco	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	18 km
Tumbaco	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	18 km
Cayambe	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	26000 people	21 km
Cayambe	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	26000 people	21 km
Monjas Alto	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	23 km
Monjas Alto	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	23 km
Alangasí	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	28 km
Alangasí	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	28 km
Quito	Pichincha	Ecuador	Capital	1.4 million people	28 km
Quito	Pichincha	Ecuador	Capital	1.4 million people	28 km
Oyacachi	Napo	Ecuador	Village	-	29 km
Oyacachi	Napo	Ecuador	Village	-	29 km
Tumbaco	Pichincha	Ecuador	City	-	30 km
Tumbaco	Pichincha	Ecuador	City	-	30 km
San José	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	31 km
San José	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	31 km
Pifo	Pichincha	Ecuador	City	-	31 km
Pifo	Pichincha	Ecuador	City	-	31 km
Clemencia	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	33 km
Clemencia	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	33 km
Otavalo	Imbabura	Ecuador	Village	32000 people	35 km
Otavalo	Imbabura	Ecuador	Village	32000 people	35 km
Olmedo	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	35 km
Olmedo	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	35 km
Papallacta	Napo	Ecuador	Village	-	37 km
Papallacta	Napo	Ecuador	Village	-	37 km
La Barba	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	39 km
La Barba	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	39 km
Ilumán	Imbabura	Ecuador	Village	-	41 km
Ilumán	Imbabura	Ecuador	Village	-	41 km
Cotacachi	Imbabura	Ecuador	Village	8100 people	42 km
Cotacachi	Imbabura	Ecuador	Village	8100 people	42 km
Angochagua	Imbabura	Ecuador	Village	-	43 km
Angochagua	Imbabura	Ecuador	Village	-	43 km
La Granja	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	44 km
La Granja	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	44 km
La Esperanza	Imbabura	Ecuador	Village	-	47 km
La Esperanza	Imbabura	Ecuador	Village	-	47 km
Atuntaqui	Imbabura	Ecuador	Village	17000 people	47 km
Atuntaqui	Imbabura	Ecuador	Village	17000 people	47 km
García Moreno	Imbabura	Ecuador	Village	-	54 km
García Moreno	Imbabura	Ecuador	Village	-	54 km

see full list

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	22 km
Mariscal Sucre International	UIO	2811	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10200	22 km
Atahualpa		2227	Civ.	Paved	No	6500	50 km
Atahualpa		2227	Civ.	Paved	No	6500	50 km

More information

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