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  1. 2016 Ecuador earthquake: Facts, FAQs, and how to help

    A magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked Ecuador's coast April 16, 2016 — killing almost 700 people and leveling homes, schools, and infrastructure. More than 6,000 people were severely injured. The quake's epicenter was offshore about 17 miles from the town of Muisne in Manabí province and 100 miles northwest of Quito, the capital.

  2. PDF CASE STUDY ECUADOR 2016-2018 / EARTHQUAKE

    NATURAL DISASTER 54 SHELTER PROJECTS 20172018 CASE STUDY AMERICAS A.12 / ecuAdor 2016-2018 / eArthquAke 2017 2018 2019 ECUADOR 2016-2018 / EARTHQUAKE KEYWORDS: Advocacy, Security of tenure, hLP rights, coordination, Local authorities engagement CRISIS Ecuador Earthquake, 16 April 2016 TOTAL PEOPLE AFFECTED 386,985 individuals (on government register) TOTAL HOUSES

  3. 2016 Ecuador earthquake

    The 2016 Ecuador earthquake occurred on April 16 at 18:58:37 ECT with a moment magnitude of 7.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).The very large thrust earthquake was centered approximately 27 km (17 mi) from the towns of Muisne and Pedernales in a sparsely populated part of the country, and 170 km (110 mi) from the capital Quito, where it was felt strongly.

  4. PDF OVERVIEW ECUADOR 2016 / EARTHQUAKE 16 April 2016 Primarily the

    SHELTER PROJECTS 2015 2016 161 NATURAL DISASTER A.39 / ecuAdor 2016 / eArthquAke overview AMERICAS MAY JuN JuL AuG SeP oct Nov TIMELINE 16 APR 2016 18 MAY 2016 SUMMARY OF THE RESPONSE on 16 April 2016, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the coastal areas of north-west ecuador, impacting eight differ-ent provinces across the country and damaging ...

  5. Ecuadorian housing resettlements five years after the 2016 earthquake

    This article adopts a comparative case-study approach to analyse the materialisation and impacts of resettlement policies in four cities of the Manabí province in Ecuador, which were strongly affected by the 2016 earthquake (Fig. 1).It is informed by a mixed-methods approach that combines Critical Policy Analysis (CPA) with spatial data analysis; and it builds on qualitative empirical ...

  6. Ecuador earthquake: 272 people killed, 2,527 injured

    The death toll has soared to 272, Ecuador's President Rafael Correa said Sunday evening. That number is expected to rise as rescue teams dig through the rubble, he said. Earlier that day, Vice ...

  7. Social capital in disaster recovery: A case study after the 2016

    As a case study we therefore chose the recovery process after the 2016 earthquake in the cantons of Jama and Pedernales of Ecuador. The earthquake hit the coastal area of Ecuador in April 2016, with a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale and left 720,000 people in need of help (Gobierno de Ecuador, 2016; OCHA, 2016; Telesur, 2016).

  8. PDF Case Study of a Heavily Damaged Building during the 2016 MW 7.8 Ecuador

    Keywords: damage assessment; directionality effects; intensity measures; parametric model; 2016 Ecuador earthquake 1. Introduction On 16 April 2016, an earthquake with moment magnitude, MW, 7.8, struck the north-western coast of Ecuador at 6:58 pm. (UTC-5, local time). The epicenter was located near the town of Muisne, 170 km northwest from Quito.

  9. Ecuadorian housing resettlements five years after the 2016 earthquake

    In the past decades, earthquakes have left millions of people without homes across the world. Safe housing is crucial for the long-term wellbeing of the affected population. This article analyses the Ecuadorian housing reconstruction developed after the 7.8 magnitude 2016 earthquake, taking as case study the cities of Portoviejo, Manta, Bahía de Caráquez and Pedernales, located in the ...

  10. Ecuador: Earthquake

    A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck northern Ecuador at 6:58 pm local time on 16 April 2016. ( SNDGR, 19 Apr 2016) The UN, together with humanitarian partners, have launched an appeal for US$72.7 ...

  11. Case Study of a Heavily Damaged Building during the 2016 MW 7.8 Ecuador

    In this work, the directionality effects during the MW 7.8 earthquake, which occurred in Muisne (Ecuador) on 16 April 2016, were analyzed under two perspectives. The first one deals with the influence of these effects on seismic intensity measures (IMs), while the second refers to the assessment of the expected damage of a specific building located in Manta city, Ecuador, as a function of its ...

  12. Climate Variability, Vulnerability, and Natural Disasters: A Case Study

    We describe an emerging epidemic of Zika virus (ZIKV) in Ecuador following the 2016 earthquake, which coincided with an exceptionally strong El Niño event. ... Stewart‐Ibarra, A. (2016). Case study 5.C vector‐virus microclimate surveillance system for dengue control in Machala, Ecuador In Climate Services for Health: Improving Public ...

  13. Seismic performance of RC buildings during the MW7.8 Muisne (Ecuador

    The Muisne Earthquake of M w = 7.8 occurred on Saturday 16th of April, 2016 at 18:58:37 local time off-shore of the west coast of northern Ecuador near the boundary zone between the Nazca and the South-American plates (0.371°N, 79.94°W), at a depth of 19 km (US Geological Survey 2016).A M w = 5 foreshock was reported, as well as over 1000 aftershocks within 15 days after the main shock ...

  14. Case History of a Rehabilitated Port Facility after the 2016 Ecuador

    The M w 7.8 2016 Ecuador earthquake caused significant damage to the Port of Manta located in Ecuador. The port has several facilities including a rockfill breakwater, two international piers, 17 small fishing marginal wharves, buildings, several storage yards, and roads. ... Case Study: Lateral Pile Testing for Seismic Design in Unexpected ...

  15. Climate Variability, Vulnerability, and Natural Disasters: A Case Study

    We describe an emerging epidemic of Zika virus (ZIKV) in Ecuador following the 2016 earthquake, which coincided with an exceptionally strong El Niño event. We hypothesize that the trigger of a natural disaster during anomalous climate conditions and underlying social vulnerabilities were force multipliers contributing to a dramatic increase in ...

  16. PDF post-earthquake road damage in Ecuador

    Case Study No.13: Natural disaster / Mapping / Assessment Using drones to inspect In April 2016, a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck north-west Ecuador, damaging homes,

  17. Impact of the 2016 Ecuador Earthquake on Zika Virus Cases

    On April 16, 2016, Ecuador experienced a devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake that claimed the lives of 663 people, injured 6274, and displaced 28 775. 6 The aim of our study is to compare the association of the earthquake and the number of ZIKV total and pregnancy-related cases in an earthquake-affected area and in control areas with a similar ...

  18. Case Study of a Heavily Damaged Building during the 2016 MW 7.8 Ecuador

    the 2016 Ecuador earthquake, is taken as a case study. For this analysis, the accele rograms recorded at a nearby station together wi th detailed structural documentation were used.

  19. Climate Variability, Vulnerability, and Natural Disasters: A Case Study

    Climate Variability, Vulnerability, and Natural Disasters: A Case Study of Zika Virus in Manabi, Ecuador Following the 2016 Earthquake Geohealth. 2017 Oct 14;1(8):298-304. doi: 10.1002/2017GH000104. ... (ZIKV) in Ecuador following the 2016 earthquake, which coincided with an exceptionally strong El Niño event. ...

  20. Social capital in disaster recovery: A case study after the 2016

    Chapter 11 - Social capital in disaster recovery: A case study after the 2016 earthquake in Ecuador. Author links open overlay panel Laura Cevallos-Merki a, Jonas Joerin b. Show more. Outline. Add to Mendeley. Share. ... A case of Arequipa, Peru. Strengthening Disaster Risk Governance to Manage Disaster Risk, 2021, pp. 99-106.

  21. El Niño and 2016 Ecuador earthquake likely worsened Zika outbreak

    12 October 2017. WASHINGTON D.C. — A Zika virus outbreak in coastal Ecuador in 2016 was likely worsened by a strong El Niño and a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck the region in April, according to a new study. A new research commentary suggests the earthquake left more people exposed to disease-carrying mosquitoes, and climate ...

  22. Ecuador

    As part of the study, a case study on Ecuador was prepared. In 2021, based on the IFRC ... A year on from the 2016 earthquake in Ecuador: Providing housing security and building resilience. Ecuador. Read more. Publications. 2020. COVID-19 Emergency Decree Research - Ecuador. Read more. 2017.

  23. Climate Variability, Vulnerability, and Natural Disasters: A Case Study

    According to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the warming effects of the 2015-2016 El Niño event contributed to making 2016 the third consecutive warmest year on record (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2016). At the time of the earthquake in Ecuador, a strong El Niño event was smoldering in the ...