2016 Ecuador earthquake
E855916
The 2016 Ecuador earthquake was a powerful 7.8-magnitude seismic event that struck Ecuador’s Pacific coast on April 16, 2016, causing widespread destruction and significant loss of life.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | earthquake ⓘ |
| affectedCountry | Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aftershocksCount | hundreds ⓘ |
| buildingsDamagedOrDestroyed | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| casualtiesDeaths | over 650 ⓘ |
| casualtiesInjured | over 16,000 ⓘ |
| country | Ecuador ⓘ |
| date | 2016-04-16 ⓘ |
| day | 16 ⓘ |
| depth | about 20 km ⓘ |
| economicLosses | several billion US dollars ⓘ |
| emergencyDeclaredBy | Government of Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emergencyType | state of emergency ⓘ |
| epicenterNear | Pedernales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epicenterProvince | Manabí Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| faultType | megathrust fault ⓘ |
| internationalAidFrom |
Chile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| internationalAidReceived | yes ⓘ |
| largestAftershockMagnitude | 6.8 Mw ⓘ |
| localTime | 18:58 ⓘ |
| location | Pacific coast of Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| magnitude | 7.8 Mw ⓘ |
| magnitudeType | moment magnitude scale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumMercalliIntensity | VIII (Severe) ⓘ |
| month | April ⓘ |
| partOf | seismic activity along the Nazca–South America plate boundary ⓘ |
| peopleDisplaced | tens of thousands ⓘ |
| presidentAtTime | Rafael Correa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Ecuadorian Geophysical Institute
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stronglyAffectedCity |
Bahía de Caráquez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manta NERFINISHED ⓘ Pedernales NERFINISHED ⓘ Portoviejo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stronglyAffectedProvince |
Esmeraldas Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guayas Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Ríos Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Manabí Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Elena Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Nazca Plate subducting beneath South American Plate ⓘ |
| tsunamiGenerated | yes ⓘ |
| tsunamiHeight | up to about 0.8 m on Ecuador coast ⓘ |
| utcTime | 23:58 ⓘ |
| year | 2016 ⓘ |
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