M 4.5 in El Salvador on 16 Sep 2012 18:33 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: 4.5M
Depth: 51.1 Km
Lat/Lon: 12.6743 , -89.2029
Event Date: 16 Sep 2012 18:33 UTC
16 Sep 2012 12:33 Local
Exposed Population:
420000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000cq35
Inserted at: 16 Sep 2012 18:52 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000cq35 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
119652 0.5 16 Sep 2012 18:33 4.5M, 51.1km N/A 420 thousand (in 100km) 00:18 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 El Salvador , Department of La Paz (population 305,379) . The nearest places are and San Salvador.

Radius Population
100 km 470000 people
75 km no people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
La Paz El Salvador 310000 people
San Vicente El Salvador 230000 people
Usulutan El Salvador 460000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
San Salvador San Salvador El Salvador Capital 520000 people 114 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
El Salvador International SAL 31 Civ. Paved Yes 10500 86 km
El Playon 79 99 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
La Libertad SVLLD El Salvador 90 km
Puerto El Triunfo El Salvador 96 km

More information

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