Ecuador
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This is the most recent brief; none has been generated since 19 September 2026. The event list below is current.
Ecuador recorded an M4.5 earthquake on 15 September 2026 at a depth of 156 km, with population exposure modelling estimating about 1.6 million people in the affected area, mostly at lower shaking intensity (MMI II). A green-level flood event was also newly tracked in the country starting 17 September 2026.
Earthquake An M4.5 earthquake struck Ecuador on 15 September 2026 at a depth of 156 km. NEIC/GDACS modelling estimated 1,588,763 people exposed, with around 1.6 million in the MMI II intensity band.
Flood A flood event in Ecuador was first tracked on 17 September 2026 via GLOFAS/GDACS data, currently rated green severity with a single ingest recorded so far.
- An M4.5 earthquake in Ecuador, first tracked on 16 September 2026, is a newly reported event.
- A flood in Ecuador, first tracked on 17 September 2026, is a newly reported event.
Summarised from Hazardly's tracked events for the seven days to 19 September 2026 · no external sources. Generated by claude-sonnet-5 at 19 Sept, 20:41 UTC, not reviewed by a person before publication. Outbreak lines name the disease and country only; WHO's bulletin text is on each outbreak's event page.
Events · last 7 days · 1
- Earthquake45 km NNW of Salinas, Ecuador8 Nov, 17:45 UTC
Seven days of source changes
Revisions · 1 event also first tracked this week
No revisions this week — earthquakes are logged once and never revised; storms, fires, volcanoes and outbreaks record every source update.
Countries · by trend
19| Country | Active | Worst | Trend | Changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 21 | RED | steady4 steady · 17 new | 9h ago |
| Bolivia | 8 | RED | new7 new | 3h ago |
| Colombia | 3 | ORANGE | new2 new | 8h ago |
| Venezuela | 3 | ORANGE | new3 new | 9h ago |
| Panama | 2 | ORANGE | new1 new | 19h ago |
| Peru | 4 | ORANGE | new | 20h ago |
| Suriname | 2 | ORANGE | new2 new | 3d ago |
| Guyana | 2 | ORANGE | new2 new | 3d ago |
| Costa Rica | 2 | ORANGE | new2 new | 3d ago |
| United States | 1 | ORANGE | new1 new | 3d ago |
| El Salvador | 1 | ORANGE | new1 new | 3d ago |
| Nicaragua | 1 | ORANGE | new1 new | 3d ago |
and 7 more
Trend compares each event’s own source-reported measure across Hazardly’s last two ingests. It measures reported change, not impact: a fire whose satellite coverage improved overnight can read as escalating, and a storm can weaken while its damage is still unfolding.
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