DATASET

Earthquake in Ecuador (2016-04-17)

Collection: CEMS-RM : CEMS Rapid Mapping 

Description


Activation time (UTC): 2016-04-17 14:30:00
Event time (UTC): 2016-04-16 23:30:00
Event type: Earthquake

Activation reason:
A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Ecuador has killed at least 77 people and injured more than 500. Widespread severe damage is reported.

Reference products: 16
Delineation products: 0
Grading products: 18

Copernicus Emergency Management Service - Mapping is a service funded by European Commission aimed at providing actors in the management of natural and man-made disasters, in particular Civil Protection Authorities and Humanitarian Aid actors, with mapping products based on satellite imagery.

Contact

Email
jrc-ems-rapidmapping (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2016): Earthquake in Ecuador (2016-04-17). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/eb5ac1df-541c-4e80-8231-bac2d4cb9492

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Copernicus Emergency Management Service Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation Copernicus EMS Copernicus Service Earthquake ECU Ecuador Emergency Emergency Management EMSR159 Mapping Rapid Mapping

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR159]: Earthquake in Ecuador (2016-04-17)
URL 
  • All maps produced in scope of this Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping activation downloadable as georeferenced PDFs, TIFFs and JPEGs together with relevant vector data (SHP, KML) as well.

Spatial coverage

Type Value
GML
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GML
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WKT
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GML
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GML
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WKT
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Lineage information

No additional information

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date
2021-04-19
Modified date
2021-04-19
Issued date
2016-04-17
Landing page
https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR159 
Language(s)
English
Data theme(s)
Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency
unknown
Identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/eb5ac1df-541c-4e80-8231-bac2d4cb9492
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