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Earthquake Yellow Shaking Alert M 7.4, NEAR THE COAST OF Origin Time: Sat 2016-04-16 23:58:37 UTC (18:58:37 local) PAGER o o Location: 0.35 N 79.97 W Depth: 20 km Version 1 Created: 21 minutes, 15 seconds after earthquake Estimated Fatalities Yellow alert for shaking-related fatalities Estimated Economic Losses and economic losses. Some casualties and damage are possible and the impact should be relatively localized. Past yellow alerts

35% have required a local or regional level 35% 28% 22% 26% response. 26% 7% 8% 10% 1% 2% Estimated economic losses are less than

1 100 10,000 1% of GDP of Ecuador. 1 100 10,000 10 1,000 100,000 10 1,000 100,000 Fatalities USD (Millions) Estimated Population Exposed to Earthquake Shaking ESTIMATED POPULATION - -* 1,565k* 11,410k 1,587k 566k 69k 6k 0 0 EXPOSURE (k = x1000) ESTIMATED MODIFIED MERCALLI INTENSITY PERCEIVED SHAKING Not felt Weak Light Moderate Strong Very Strong Severe Violent Extreme

Resistant none none none V. Light Light Moderate Moderate/Heavy Heavy V. Heavy POTENTIAL Structures DAMAGE Vulnerable Structures none none none Light Moderate Moderate/Heavy Heavy V. Heavy V. Heavy *Estimated exposure only includes population within the map area. Population Exposure population per ~1 sq. km from Landscan Structures: Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are vulnerable to 82°W 80°W 78°W earthquake shaking, though some resistant structures exist. The predominant vulnerable TimbiquiTimbiquiTimbiqui building types are unreinforced brick masonry and mud wall construction. GuapiGuapi ElElEl CharcoCharcoCharco Historical Earthquakes (with MMI levels): FranciscoFranciscoFrancisco PizarroPizarroPizarro Date Dist. Mag. Max Shaking PayanPayanPayan 2°NLeivaLeivaLeiva TumacoTumaco (UTC) (km) MMI(#) Deaths IVIVIV BarbacoasBarbacoas PolicarpaPolicarpaPolicarpa 1979-03-01 31 5.7 VIII(4k) 0 SotomayorSotomayorSotomayor ElElEl TamboTamboTambo 1996-03-28 212 5.9 VIII(14k) 27 SanSanSan LorenzoLorenzoLorenzo dedede EsmeraldasEsmeraldasEsmeraldas SandonaSandonaSandona ConsacaConsaca 1987-03-06 245 7.1 IX(2k) 1k TuquerresTuquerresTuquerres Recent earthquakes in this area have caused FunesFunesFunes CumbalCumbal secondary hazards such as tsunamis and TulcanTulcanTulcan landslides that might have contributed to VI VIVIVIMuisneMuisne SanSanSan GabrielGabrielGabriel losses.

RosaRosa ZarateZarate IbarraIbarraIbarra OtavaloOtavalo PedernalesPedernalesPedernales CayambeCayambe Selected City Exposure 0° from GeoNames.org VVV QuitoQuito V SangolquiSangolquiSangolqui MMI City Population

MachachiMachachi VII Muisne 13k BahiaBahia dede CaraquezCaraquez ChoneChone VII Pedernales 6k CalcetaCalceta RocafuerteRocafuerte LatacungaLatacunga ArchidonaArchidona VI Rosa Zarate 42k PortoviejoPortoviejo QuevedoQuevedo TenaTenaTena V Chone 45k SantaSantaSanta AnaAnaAna AmbatoAmbato JipijapaJipijapaJipijapa PelileoPelileoPelileo JipijapaJipijapaJipijapa BalzarBalzar PelileoPelileoPelileo V Tosagua 15k VentanasVentanas VentanasVentanas PuyoPuyoPuyo PajanPajanPajan VincesVinces IV 170k RiobambaRiobamba PaloraPaloraPalora BabahoyoBabahoyo PaloraPaloraPalora PedroPedroPedro CarboCarboCarbo BabahoyoBabahoyo IV 1,400k AlfredoAlfredo BaquerizoBaquerizo MorenoMoreno ElElEl TriunfoTriunfoTriunfoAlfredoAlfredo BaquerizoBaquerizo MorenoMoreno km IV 1,952k GuayaquilGuayaquil 2°S SantaSantaSanta ElenaElenaElena IV 124k 0 75MacasMacas 150 LaLaLa TroncalTroncalTroncal III Pasto 382k LaLaLa TroncalTroncalTroncal SucuaSucuaSucua CanarCanar PlayasPlayasPlayas bold cities appear on map (k = x1000) PAGER content is automatically generated, and only considers losses due to structural damage. Limitations of input data, shaking estimates, and loss models may add uncertainty. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20005j32 Event ID: us20005j32