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Description
Geospatial data on a magnitude 5.4 earthquake that occurred on April 21, 2026, 25km west of Ibarra, Ecuador. The dataset, produced by the WFP's Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system, includes the epicenter location and an estimate of 360,812 people impacted within a 50km radius. It was last updated on May 21, 2026.
Use Cases
Map the affected population density based on the reported 360,812 people impacted within 50km.
Model seismic hazard and exposure using the provided epicenter coordinates and depth of 118.545 km.
Coordinate emergency response logistics for the region near Ibarra, Ecuador, based on the impact area.
Integrate with other geospatial layers for multi-hazard risk analysis in the Andean region.
Strengths
Includes precise geographic coordinates (latitude 0.3666, longitude -78.3421) and depth for the earthquake epicenter.
Provides a specific impact estimate of 360,812 people within the 50km radius.
Sourced from an operational humanitarian analysis system (WFP ADAM).
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count and full data structure are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
The description metadata is limited to a single event; temporal coverage is a single point in time.
Provenance
Source
WFP Automated Disaster Analysis & Mapping (ADAM)
Collection Method
Collected, analyzed, and mapped by an automated system following a sudden-onset humanitarian emergency.
Time Range
Event date: April 21, 2026.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-21 22:07:34.227801; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Ecuador, specifically 25km west of Ibarra.
License is CC-BY-SA-4.0, which requires attribution and share-alike distribution of derivatives.