Preliminary Analysis of the Ecuador EQ

Tsunami Modeling

Overview

A magnitude of 7.8 earthquake occurred at the coastal region of Ecuador (South America) on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 23:58 UTC. This earthquake was occurred near the boundary of the Nazca and South American plates. The main part of the fault rupture was likely in the shallow crust , consequently generated local tsunamis attacking the coast of Ecuador.

Preliminary Results

• Near-field tsunami modeling results (2016.04.19) LINK



• Far-field tsunami modeling results (2016.04.19) LINK

Other Links

• International Research Institute of Disaster Science LINK