M 4.8 in Guatemala on 30 Jul 2016 13:53 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.8M
Depth: 67.32 Km
Lat/Lon: 14.278 , -91.5541
Event Date: 30 Jul 2016 13:53 UTC
30 Jul 2016 07:53 Local
Exposed Population:
4860293 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us100068rx
Inserted at: 30 Jul 2016 14:24 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us100068rx Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1135313 0 30 Jul 2016 13:53 4.8M, 67.32km N/A 4.9 million (in 100km) 00:30 NEIC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Guatemala , Department of Suchitepequez (population 406,769) . The nearest places are Zanjón de Agua, Bracitos, La Máquina, Patut, Bolivia, Belén, Centroamérica, Tahuesco, Pueblo Nuevo Tiquisate, and El Tulate.

Radius Population
100 km 4.9 million people
75 km 2.7 million people
50 km 1.1 million people
20 km 130000 people
10 km 26000 people
5 km 7700 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Suchitepequez Guatemala 410000 people
Retalhuleu Guatemala 260000 people
Escuintla Guatemala 570000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Zanjón de Agua Suchitepequez Guatemala Village - 3 km
Bracitos Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 4 km
La Máquina Suchitepequez Guatemala Village - 12 km
Patut Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 14 km
Bolivia Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 15 km
Belén Suchitepequez Guatemala Village - 18 km
Centroamérica Escuintla Guatemala Village - 19 km
Tahuesco Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 20 km
Pueblo Nuevo Tiquisate Escuintla Guatemala Village - 21 km
El Tulate Retalhuleu Guatemala Village - 21 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Retalhuleu 200 Civ. Paved No 4900 31 km
Quezaltenango 2363 0 65 km
El Naranjo ENJ unknown 0 80 km
San Jose 9 Civ. Paved No 6500 86 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Playa Grande Guatemala 20 km
Champerico GTCHR Guatemala 38 km
San Jose GTSJO Guatemala 88 km
San Jose GTSJO Guatemala 88 km
Puerto Quetzail GTPRQ Guatemala 92 km

More information

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