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Extreme

flood Flood Risk in Quito, Ecuador

Risk Level: Extreme — Score 9/10

Risk: 9Historical: 10

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Key Risk Factors

  • High risk rating for Quito based on ThinkHazard (Urban flood)
  • 26 events recorded in proximity in recent decades
  • 3 event(s) in the last 12 months
  • Significant river or coastal flood exposure

Peak season: March-September

Last significant event: Flood - Guayas Basin, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru (2025-02-24) — 2,010,000 people exposed

Highest Risk Cities for Floods

1
New York, NY
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
Los Angeles, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
3
Chicago, IL
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
4
Houston, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
5
Phoenix, AZ
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
6
Philadelphia, PA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
7
San Antonio, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
8
San Diego, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
9
Dallas, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
10
San Jose, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
Quito is not in the top 10 for flood risk among tracked cities.

How Quito Compares

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Notable Flood Events Near Quito

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable flood events near Quito, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Flood - Guayas Basin, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru (March 2024) — 9,097,000 people exposed; $149,184M capital exposed.

Flood - Guayas Basin, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru

March 26, 2024 — WARNING

9,097,000 people exposed; $149,184M capital exposed

Flood - Guayas Basin, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru

February 23, 2025 — WARNING

2,010,000 people exposed; $31,470M capital exposed

Floods - Imbabura Province, Ecuador

May 5, 2021 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Floods - Quito, Ecuador

April 12, 2020 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Flood - Ecuador

March 13, 2017 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Flood Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Know if your property is in a flood zone — check FEMA maps
  • 2.Consider flood insurance even if not in a high-risk zone
  • 3.Never drive through flooded roadways — Turn Around, Don’t Drown
  • 4.Move valuables and important documents to upper floors
  • 5.Install sump pumps and check valves in plumbing

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How this data is built

Quito, Ecuador flood risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live flood monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

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