Overall Orange Earthquake alert in Ecuador on 16 Apr 2016 23:58 UTC

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M 7.8 Earthquake and Tsunami (1.1 m) in Ecuador on 16 Apr 2016 23:58 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude:	7.8M
Depth:	19.16 Km
Lat/Lon:	0.3715 , -79.9398
Event Date:	16 Apr 2016 23:58 UTC 16 Apr 2016 18:58 Local
Exposed Population:	About 70000 people in MMI 1.7 million (in MMI>=VII)
Source:	NEIC us20005j32
Inserted at:	17 Apr 2016 00:36 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake	Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	1.3	1		1.3
us20005j32	Scaled population (vector)	Max wave scenario	0m
	C1 earthquake	Max wave realtime	1.11m
	C2 earthquake
	Country Vulnerability
	INFORM_normalised

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1125596	1.2	16 Apr 2016 23:58	7.5M, 10km	N/A	680 thousand (in 100km)	0.9m (at 00:20)	00:06	GEOFON
1125599	1.2	16 Apr 2016 23:58	7.4M, 10km	N/A	750 thousand (in 100km)	1m (at 00:38)	00:10	NTWC
1125605	1.2	16 Apr 2016 23:58	7.4M, 20.16km	7.88	690 thousand (in 100km)	0.6m (at 02:06)	00:20	NEIC
1125608	1.3	16 Apr 2016 23:58	7.8M, 19.16km	8.08	1.7 million (in MMI>=VII)	1.1m (at 00:00)	00:37	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 Esmeraldas (population 30,833) . The alertlevel for this event is Red

Intensity	Population
	67000 people
	1.7 million people
	2.1 million people
	no people

Shakemaps Timeline

Alert	Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
	1	0	1125605	0.348/-79.972	7.4	20.16	7.88	17 Oct 2016 11:14	183d 11:15	(new episode)
	2	0	1125608	0.382/-79.922	7.8	20.59	8.08	23 Feb 2018 10:23	677d 10:24	(new episode)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Esmeraldas	Ecuador	31000 people
Manabi	Ecuador	32000 people
Esmeraldas	Ecuador	360000 people
Manabi	Ecuador	940000 people
Pichincha	Ecuador	130000 people
Imbabura	Ecuador	3900 people
Los Rios	Ecuador	95000 people
Guayas	Ecuador	120000 people
Esmeraldas	Ecuador	87000 people
Manabi	Ecuador	450000 people
Pichincha	Ecuador	380000 people
Imbabura	Ecuador	3300 people
Los Rios	Ecuador	640000 people
Cotopaxi	Ecuador	57000 people
Guayas	Ecuador	460000 people
Narino	Colombia	12000 people
Bolivar	Ecuador	1400 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Cojimíes	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	6 km
Zapotal	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	14 km
Muisne	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	13000 people	29 km
San Francisco	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	35 km
Punta Tortuga	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	48 km
Tonchigüe	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	51 km
Galera	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	51 km
Jama	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	69 km
Canoa	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	109 km
Bachillero	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	129 km
Pedernales	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	5900 people	33 km
El Cañaveral	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	35 km
Atahualpa	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	41 km
Cabuyal	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	49 km
Diez de Agosto	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	55 km
Rosa Zárate	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	29000 people	56 km
Atacames	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	58 km
Guachalá	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	63 km
Lagartera	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	67 km
Convento	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	70 km
Trinidad	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	73 km
Esmeraldas	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	95000 people	75 km
Sube y Baja	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	79 km
Pezcadillo	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	82 km
San Isidro	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	84 km
E. Alfaro	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	84 km
Las Flores	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	93 km
Sesme	Manabi	Ecuador	Village	-	94 km
Pavón	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	100 km
Palmas	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	104 km
Puerto Limón	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	105 km
Mate	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	112 km
San Vicente	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	114 km
San Francisco de Onzole	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	115 km
Salinas	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	116 km
Chone	Manabí	Ecuador	City	44000 people	116 km
Bahía de Caráquez	Manabí	Ecuador	City	24000 people	118 km
San Antonio	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	118 km
Canuto	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	128 km
Calceta	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	17000 people	133 km
El Junco	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	135 km
Las Yucas	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	135 km
Charapotó	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	142 km
Junín	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	9000 people	143 km
Zapote	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	144 km
Crucita	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	149 km
Rocafuerte	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	10000 people	150 km
Pueblo Nuevo	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	152 km
San Miguel	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	152 km
Los Machos	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	153 km
Pichincha	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	156 km
Resbalón	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	157 km
Abdón Calderón	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	158 km
Jaramijó	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	161 km
Conguillo	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	164 km
Manta	Manabí	Ecuador	City	180000 people	166 km
Los Potreros	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	177 km
Palomarcado	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	180 km
Hacha	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	180 km
El Carmen	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	62000 people	184 km
Balzar	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	39000 people	190 km
Guarumito	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	190 km
Rioverde	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	101 km
Rocafuerte	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	102 km
Llurimagua	Imbabura	Ecuador	Village	-	108 km
La Aurora	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	110 km
Santo Domingo de los Colorados	Pichincha	Ecuador	City	-	111 km
El Esfuerzo	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	112 km
Puerto Naranjo	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	112 km
Paquimaro	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	114 km
San Miguel	Pichincha	Ecuador	Village	-	117 km
Consumulo	Los Rios	Ecuador	Village	-	122 km
San Jose de Cayapas	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	126 km
Timbiré	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	137 km
La Tola	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	139 km
Timbre	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	139 km
Maldonado	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	142 km
La Palma	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	142 km
Cinco de Junio	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	147 km
Guasaganda	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	-	156 km
San Plácido	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	159 km
Las Mercedes	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	160 km
La Piedra	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	-	160 km
Quevedo	Los Ríos	Ecuador	City	120000 people	161 km
San Lorenzo	Esmeraldas	Ecuador	Village	20000 people	161 km
Honorato Vásquez	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	162 km
Valencia	Los Ríos	Ecuador	Village	-	163 km
Porto Viejo	Manabi	Ecuador	City	-	164 km
La Maná	Cotopaxi	Ecuador	Village	12000 people	165 km
Sequita	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	166 km
Colón	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	169 km
Cerro	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	170 km
Colorado	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	170 km
Montecristi	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	18000 people	172 km
San Mateo	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	172 km
La Unión	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	173 km
Pueblo Nuevo	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	173 km
La Pila	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	174 km
Bajo Grande	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	177 km
Santa Ana	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	13000 people	178 km
Pacoche	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	179 km
Aromo	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	183 km
Punta de Piedra	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	186 km
Río de Caña	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	187 km
San Lorenzo	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	187 km
El Cacao	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	189 km
Sancán	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	190 km
Bellavista	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	191 km
Río Seco	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	191 km
Membrillal	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	192 km
Caña	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	194 km
Naranjada	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	195 km
Olmedo	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	195 km
Guayacana	Narino	Colombia	Village	-	196 km
Palenque	Los Ríos	Ecuador	Village	9100 people	199 km
Jipijapa	Manabí	Ecuador	City	36000 people	200 km
Noboa	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	200 km
Digna	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	201 km
Puerto Pechiche	Los Ríos	Ecuador	Village	-	201 km
Cantagallo	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	201 km
San Gabriel	Los Ríos	Ecuador	Village	-	204 km
América	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	206 km
Cayo	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	206 km
Zapotal	Los Ríos	Ecuador	Village	-	207 km
Moquique	Los Ríos	Ecuador	Village	-	207 km
Las Cañas	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	209 km
Colimes	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	9300 people	210 km
Matapalo	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	212 km
Vinces	Los Ríos	Ecuador	Village	32000 people	212 km
Julcuy	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	214 km
Banepo	Los Ríos	Ecuador	Village	-	217 km
Paján	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	7400 people	219 km
Catarama	Los Ríos	Ecuador	Village	9700 people	220 km
Guale	Manabí	Ecuador	Village	-	220 km
Antonio Sotomayor	Los Ríos	Ecuador	Village	-	221 km
El Carmen	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	221 km
San Clemente	Los Ríos	Ecuador	Village	-	223 km
Santa Lucía	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	228 km
Merella	Los Ríos	Ecuador	Village	-	231 km
Miniatura	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	231 km
Potrero de la Virgen	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	234 km
Potosí	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	236 km
Pozuelos	Los Ríos	Ecuador	Village	-	236 km
Pita	Los Ríos	Ecuador	Village	-	239 km
San Vicente	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	240 km
Pedro Carbo	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	23000 people	241 km
Bocana	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	241 km
Babahoyo	Los Ríos	Ecuador	Village	76000 people	242 km
Daule	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	48000 people	244 km
Lomas de Sargentillo	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	7500 people	246 km
Isidro Ayora	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	247 km
Nobol	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	250 km
Baquerizo Moreno	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	251 km
Tamarindo	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	257 km
Capone	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	-	258 km
Yaguachi	Guayas	Ecuador	Village	28000 people	272 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
Pedernales		20				0	32 km
General Rivadeneira	ESM	7	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7800	80 km
Los Perales	BHA	3	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4400	116 km
Eloy Alfaro	MEC	12	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9300	163 km
Reales Tamarindos	PVO	44	Civ.	Paved	No	7200	163 km
Santo Domingo Los Colorados		521	Civ.	Paved	No	3600	107 km
Los Perez		23				0	159 km
Quevedo North		107				0	161 km
Jipijapa	JIP	unknown				0	202 km
Loma Larga		64				0	212 km
Hacienda la Julia		15				0	232 km
Babahoyo North		17				0	232 km
Martinica		27				0	234 km
La Clementina		100				0	237 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Cojimies		Ecuador	3 km
Esmeraldas	ECESM	Ecuador	79 km
Balao Terminal	ECEBL	Ecuador	80 km
Rioverde		Ecuador	87 km
Bahia de Caraquez		Ecuador	115 km
Puerto de San Lorenzo		Ecuador	162 km
Manta	ECMEC	Ecuador	165 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
El Carrizal	El Carrizal	n/a	137 km
Daule Peripa	Daule	1987	143 km
Poza Honda	Portoviejo	1971	164 km

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