M 5.5 in Ecuador on 25 Jul 2022 13:33 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact
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: 5.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 0.5545 , -77.8586
Event Date: 25 Jul 2022 13:33 UTC
25 Jul 2022 08:33 Local
Exposed Population: About 1000 people in MMI
1 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Source: NEIC us7000htbb
Inserted at: 25 Jul 2022 13:51 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.3 (Ecuador)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 1.1 0.9
us7000htbb Scaled population (raster) 2.76  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.9  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1454985 0.9 25 Jul 2022 13:33 5.5M, 10km 6.58 1 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 00:17 NEIC
1454995 0.8 25 Jul 2022 13:33 5.7M, 10km 6.83 2 thousand (in MMI>=VII) 01:13 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 Carchi (population 81,788) . The nearest places are Hacienda La Ranchería, San Gabriel, Monjas, Hacienda Pisán, Hacienda El Salado, Montufar, Hacienda Pucará, El Ángel, Hacienda Alor, Pioter, and Pususquer.

Radius Population
100 km 2.2 million people
75 km 1.1 million people
50 km 660000 people
20 km 84000 people
10 km 34000 people
5 km 5000 people
2 km 3600 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Carchi Ecuador 82000 people
Sucumbios Ecuador <1000 people
Imbabura Ecuador 22000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Hacienda La Ranchería Carchi Ecuador Village - 5 km
San Gabriel Carchi Ecuador Village 15000 people 6 km
Monjas Carchi Ecuador Village - 7 km
Hacienda Pisán Carchi Ecuador Village - 8 km
Hacienda El Salado Carchi Ecuador Village - 9 km
Montufar Carchi Ecuador Village - 10 km
Hacienda Pucará Carchi Ecuador Village - 10 km
El Ángel Carchi Ecuador Village 4800 people 12 km
Hacienda Alor Carchi Ecuador Village - 12 km
Pioter Carchi Ecuador Village - 13 km
Hacienda Casateja Carchi Ecuador Village - 17 km
Pusir Chico Carchi Ecuador Village - 17 km
Monte Olivo Carchi Ecuador Village - 18 km
Hacienda Altamirano Carchi Ecuador Village - 18 km
La Primavera Carchi Ecuador Village - 19 km
Chuga Imbabura Ecuador Village - 19 km
Hacienda Carpuela Imbabura Ecuador Village - 20 km
Mira Carchi Ecuador Village - 21 km
Pimampiro Imbabura Ecuador Village 7300 people 21 km
Hato Viejo Carchi Ecuador Village - 23 km
Hacienda Mascarilla Carchi Ecuador Village - 24 km
Arrayán Carchi Ecuador Village - 25 km
Aloburo Imbabura Ecuador Village - 25 km
Hacienda El Habra Carchi Ecuador Village - 26 km
La Estrelita Carchi Ecuador Village - 27 km
Hacienda Tanyolpud Carchi Ecuador Village - 27 km
San Francisco de Sigsipamba Imbabura Ecuador Village - 27 km
Tufiño Nariño Colombia Village - 27 km
Chaupi Guaranguí Imbabura Ecuador Village - 27 km
Chiles Narino Colombia Village - 29 km
Julio Carchi Ecuador Village - 30 km
Salinas Imbabura Ecuador Village - 31 km
La Sofía Sucumbios Ecuador Village - 31 km
La Concepción Imbabura Ecuador Village - 31 km
Mariano Acosto Imbabura Ecuador Village - 32 km
Pulcás Carchi Ecuador Village - 32 km
Quitasol Sucumbios Ecuador Village - 32 km
El Moran Carchi Ecuador Village - 32 km
Hacienda Yuracruz Imbabura Ecuador Village - 32 km
El Carmelo Nariño Colombia Village - 32 km
Tulcán Carchi Ecuador Village - 33 km
Hacienda Tababuela Imbabura Ecuador Village - 34 km
El Tambo Nariño Colombia Village - 35 km
Cuetial Narino Colombia Village - 36 km
Carlosama Narino Colombia Village - 37 km
Ibarra Imbabura Ecuador City 110000 people 37 km
Hacienda Naranjal Carchi Ecuador Village - 37 km
Ipiales Narino Colombia Village 77000 people 38 km
Santa Bárbara Sucumbios Ecuador Village - 38 km
Hacienda Inviola Imbabura Ecuador Village - 39 km
Cumbal Narino Colombia Village 7400 people 39 km
Aldana Nariño Colombia Village 1900 people 40 km
Perdida Sucumbios Ecuador Village - 40 km
Naranjito Imbabura Ecuador Village - 40 km
La Esperanza Imbabura Ecuador Village - 40 km
Pigunchuela Imbabura Ecuador Village - 41 km
Punte Palo Carchi Ecuador Village - 41 km
La Bonita Sucumbios Ecuador Village - 41 km
La Playa Sucumbios Ecuador Village - 41 km
Guadua Imbabura Ecuador Village - 42 km
Cahuasquí Imbabura Ecuador Village - 42 km
Miraflores Narino Colombia Village - 42 km
Potosí Nariño Colombia Village - 42 km
Angochagua Imbabura Ecuador Village - 42 km
El Gaaltal Carchi Ecuador Village - 44 km
Chorrillos Narino Colombia Village - 45 km
José María Hernández Narino Colombia Village - 45 km
Muellamés Narino Colombia Village - 46 km
Guadual Imbabura Ecuador Village - 46 km
Atuntaqui Imbabura Ecuador Village 17000 people 47 km
Hacienda El Hospital Imbabura Ecuador Village - 47 km
Guachucal Nariño Colombia Village 4000 people 47 km
Maldonado Carchi Ecuador Village - 47 km
Arrayanes Narino Colombia Village - 47 km
Planada Sucumbios Ecuador Village - 49 km
Hacienda Topo Imbabura Ecuador Village - 49 km
La Merced de Buenos Aires Imbabura Ecuador Village - 50 km
San Antonio Narino Colombia Village - 50 km
Gualmatán Nariño Colombia Village 2500 people 51 km
Casafría Narino Colombia Village - 51 km
Jijón y Caamaño Imbabura Ecuador Village - 51 km
Olmedo Pichincha Ecuador Village - 51 km
Ilumán Imbabura Ecuador Village - 52 km
Oso Imbabura Ecuador Village - 52 km
San José Narino Colombia Village - 52 km
Colimba Narino Colombia Village - 52 km
Barquilla Sucumbios Ecuador Village - 53 km
Cotacachi Imbabura Ecuador Village 8100 people 54 km
El Páramo Narino Colombia Village - 54 km
Chingual Sucumbios Ecuador Village - 55 km
Chinchiví Imbabura Ecuador Village - 55 km
Puebloviejo Narino Colombia Village - 55 km
Carolina Imbabura Ecuador Village - 55 km
Maicira Narino Colombia Village - 57 km
Gonzales S. Imbabura Ecuador Village - 57 km
Chambú Narino Colombia Village - 57 km
Sapuyes Nariño Colombia Village 2600 people 58 km
San Pedro de Los Cofanes Sucumbios Ecuador Village - 58 km
Otavalo Imbabura Ecuador Village 32000 people 58 km
El Espino Narino Colombia Village - 58 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
El Rosal Teniente Guerrero TUA 2951 Civ. Paved Yes 8000 33 km
Atahualpa 2227 Civ. Paved No 6500 39 km
San Luis IPI 2975 Civ. Paved Yes 5700 40 km

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