Ecuador: Earthquake: 2016/04/16
GLIDE: EQ-2016-000035-ECU
| Period | 2016/04/16 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Ecuador |
| Event Type | Earthquake |
| Outline | The 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Pacific coast of Ecuador on the night of 16 April 2016. At least 77 people were killed. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| OCHA 2016/05/19 | ||
| Killed: 661 Missing: 12 Evacuated: 28,911 Affected: 240,704 |
Buildings with restricted access in rural and urban areas: 18,663 Affected educational institutions: 808 |
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| OCHA 2016/05/09 | ||
| Killed: 660 Missing: 15 Evacuated: 33,757 Affected: 218,000 |
Destroyed buildings: 6,998 Affected educational institutions: 560 |
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| OCHA 2016/04/23 | ||
| Killed: 654 Missing: 58 Injured: 16,601 Evacuated: 25,640 Affected: 220,000 |
Destroyed buildings: 6,998 Affected educational institutions: 281 |
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| IFRC 2016/04/19 | ||
| Killed: 480 Injured: 4,605 Evacuated: 20,503 |
Destroyed buildings: 805 Affected buildings: 608 Affected schools: 146 |
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Related Links
Report/Articles
OCHA 2016/05/19
Ecuador: Earthquake Situation Report No. 10 (as of 18 May 2016)
OCHA 2016/05/09
Ecuador: Earthquake Situation Report No. 09 (up to 9 May 2016)
OCHA 2016/04/23
Ecuador: Earthquake Situation Report No. 06 (through 23 April 2016)
CNN 2016/04/21
At least 570 people are now known to have died in the quake, according to Ecuador\'s Risk Management Office. The agency also reported that 155 people remain missing, and 7,015 injured. It also announced that almost 25,000 people remain in shelters.
IFRC 2016/04/19
Ecuador: Earthquake - Information Bulletin no. 3
Reuters 2016/04/18
Ecuador counts over 400 quake deaths, damage in the billions.
IFRC 2016/04/18
The most current United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) information bulletin (17 April 2016) reports 233 deaths, 588 people wounded with 269 buildings destroyed and 89 damaged. Twenty-six schools have been damaged.
Reuters 2016/04/17
A powerful earthquake killed at least 77 people, injured hundreds more, ravaged coastal towns and sent residents fleeing for higher ground in Ecuador on Saturday night, 16 April 2016.
Geographycal Data
ECHO 2016/05/20
Ecuador – 6.8 Mw and 6.7 Mw Earthquakes - ECHO Daily Map | 19/05/2016
Pacific Disaster Center 2016/04/19
7.8 Earthquake - 27km SSE of Muisne, Ecuador - 16 April 2016 2358 UTC: Total Buildings Destroyed by Province (as of 19 April 2016 0830 Local Time)
Pacific Disaster Center 2016/04/19
7.8 Earthquake - 27km SSE of Muisne, Ecuador - 16 April 2016 2358 UTC Total Deaths Reported by Province (as of 19 April 2016 0830 Local Time)
ECHO 2016/04/18
Ecuador - 7.8 Mw Earthquake - ECHO Daily Map | 18/04/2016
Pictures
International Charter 2016/04/17
Earthquake in Ecuador