PACWAVE 11

Ecuador

Scope
Factor
1 2

Action
Operations Institutions Involved -

3
4 5

Hazard and Risk Scenario Geographical target area Degree of Realism -

Date and Time -

Scope
Factor
1

Action
Operations The exercise will be as realistic as possible, except for the activities on the field. The Exercise will be conducted by a Senior Officer of INOCAR and will have observers in every Institution involved. The scope of the exercise will be to evaluate how the institutions follow their SOPs and how they adapt to new and unexpected situations.

WARNING GUIDANCE - ALERT ACTIVATION

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
Fax o Email ESTACIONES MAREOGRFICAS INSTITUTO GEOFISICO DE LA ESCUELA POLITECNICA

Celular/MoDMO

Telefona celular o local. Email

Va telefnica Red MODE Radio

Telefona Celular Telfono Satelital Telefona Local

CAPITANAS DE PUERTO Y ZONAS NAVALES

*Sistema de alerta audible* Va telefnica TV / RADIO Va telefnica TV / RADIO

AUTORIDADES Y PBLICO EN GENERAL

Scope
Factor
2

Action
Institutions Involved National Oceanographic Institute INOCAR (Tsunami Warning Center) Research Oceanographic Center in Galapagos (Altern TWC) DMO National Secretariat of Risk Management (National and every Coastal Province) National Geophysical Institute Port Authorities

Scope
Factor
3

Action
Hazard and Risk Scenario Earthquake of Magnitude 9.0 Depth 20 Km 100.00 N 8130.00 W North of Ecuador close to the coast

Scope

Scope
Factor
4

Action
Geographical target area Local Tsunami for Continental Coast of Ecuador Regional Tsunami for Galapagos

Scope
Factor Action 5 Degree of Realism Type of Exercise: Functional Exercise Operational or Tactical exercise. Participants will actually perform the functions of their roles. Will involve real multy-agency participation.

Scope
Factor Action 6 Date and Time
Starts: November 9 2011 14h08 (UTC)

Ends : November 9 2011 21h00 (UTC)

Master Scenario Event

Inject No. 1 UTC 14:08 Local Time 11:08 Event Earthquake of great magnitude felt by the people of Esmeraldas and Manta. Population of Esmeraldas and Manta initiates an evacuation to safe areas by their own initiative Port Authority in Esmeraldas calls INOCAR reporting the Earthquake To All From Controller

14:09

11:09

All

Controller

14:11

11:11

P.A. Esmeralda s

INOCAR

14:12

11:12

INOCAR reports to DMO and INOCAR asses an preventive evacuation of Esmeraldas and Manta until the epicenter is confirmed

DMO

TSUDIG

Inject No. 5

UTC 14:12

Master Scenario Event

Local Time Event To 11:12 Tidal gauge in Esmeraldas stops working power goes off National DMO authorizes the preventive Evacuation for Continental Coast and Galapagos CISN Display locates the epicenter M 8.5 Near the Coast of Esmeraldas 30 km depth PTWC Message 1: M 8.7, depth 25 km. Warning based on Evaluation Geophysical Institute Identifies the epicenter and communicates it to INOCAR INOCAR DMO All

From Controller

14:13

11:13

DMO

14:18

11:18

INOCAR

Controller

14:22

11:22

INOCAR DMO INOCAR DMO

Geophysics Institute Geophysics Institute

14:22

11:22

TSUDIG

Master Scenario Event

Inject No. 10 UTC 14:23 Local Time 11:23 Event INOCAR communicates the Alert to DMO. Asses a Total Evacuation To From DMO INOCAR Port Authorities DMO

11

14:25

11:25

DMO orders a Total All Evacuation of the Continental Coast and the Galapagos Islands to a high of 30 m above sea level Communication by Radio saying several coastal cities in Esmeraldas have been impacted by a Destructive Tsunami People in Manta dont want to evacuate Regional DMO Esmeralda s DMO

12

14:30

11:30

DMO

13

14:31

11:31

Controller

TSUDIG

Master Scenario Event

Inject No. 14 UTC 14:38 Local Time 11:38 Event The Tide gauge station in Manta registers a drop in the level and then a rapid rise and stops working The Tide gauge station in Salinas registers a drop in the level and then a rapid rise and starts to oscillate The Tide gauge station in Pun registers a drop in the level and then a rapid rise Political Authorities ask to INOCAR if it is safe to go back to the affected area to conduct search and rescue operations To INOCAR From Controller

15

14:45

11:45

INOCAR

Controller

16

14:55

11:55

INOCAR

Controller

17

14:56

11:56

INOCAR

Controller

TSUDIG

Master Scenario Event

Inject No.
18

UTC
15:00

Local Time
12:00

Event
People in Puerto Bolvar starts to return to the coast, the Tsunami doesn`t arrive Second and third waves hit the coast reaching higher levels. People form cities away from the coast want to evacuate First wave arrives to Galapagos and coastal structures and part of the city. Population was already evacuated.

To
DMO

From
Controller

19

15:10

12:10

DMO

Controller

20

15:40

12:40

All

Controller

TSUDIG

Master Scenario Event

Inject No.
21

UTC
15:50

Local Time
12:50

Event
One more big wave impacts Esmeraldas, reaching lower levels along the coast. Local Authorities want to lift the alert . Last wave in Esmeraldas arrives at 16:40 UTM Last wave arrives to Puerto Bolivar at 17:35 UTM Last wave arrives to Galapagos at 18:40 UTM

To
INOCAR

From
Controller

22 23 24 25

16:10 16:40 17:35 18:40

13:10 13:40 14:35 15:40

DMO All All All

Controller Controller Controller Controller

Master Scenario Event

Inject No.
26

UTC

Local Time

Event
PTWC issues a message cancellation for the region at INOCAR lifts the alert for each region. DMO cancel the evacuation alert

To
INOCAR

From
Controller

27 28

DMO All

INOCAR DMO

Rescue Operations Begin Post Exercise Evaluation

Exercise Pacific Wave 11 9 November 2011 PACWAVE 11 Ecuador