Overall Green Earthquake alert in Guatemala on 19 Dec 2019 12:35 UTC

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M 5.9 in Guatemala on 19 Dec 2019 12:35 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:	5.9M
Depth:	31.22 Km
Lat/Lon:	13.6896 , -91.3137
Event Date:	19 Dec 2019 12:35 UTC 19 Dec 2019 06:35 Local
Exposed Population:	Less then 100 people in MMI V 1260000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us70006ng5
Inserted at:	20 Dec 2019 12:38 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	5.5 (Guatemala)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us70006ng5	Scaled population (raster)	0
	C1 shakemap	-0.59
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1.05

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1286374		0	19 Dec 2019 12:35	5.9M, 31.22km	4.51	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		1d 00:03	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 Escuintla (population 573,063) . The nearest places are San José Rama Blanca, Tecojate, Sipacate, Chichimecas, Chontal, Barra Madre Vieja, El Naranjo, Las Cuevas, El Bebedero, Huitzitzil, and Corralitos.

Radius	Population
100 km	1.3 million people
75 km	450000 people
50 km	83000 people
20 km	no people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Escuintla	Guatemala	570000 people
Suchitepequez	Guatemala	410000 people
Retalhuleu	Guatemala	260000 people
Santa Rosa	Guatemala	330000 people
Chimaltenango	Guatemala	390000 people
Sacatepequez	Guatemala	210000 people
Solola	Guatemala	260000 people
Guatemala	Guatemala	2.2 million people
Quezaltenango	Guatemala	630000 people
Jutiapa	Guatemala	430000 people
San Marcos	Guatemala	810000 people
Totonicapan	Guatemala	350000 people
Quiche	Guatemala	560000 people
Ahuachapan	El Salvador	300000 people
Chiapas	Mexico	3.5 million people
Jalapa	Guatemala	230000 people
Sonsonate	El Salvador	400000 people
Baja Verapaz	Guatemala	200000 people
El Progreso	Guatemala	140000 people
Huehuetenango	Guatemala	740000 people
Santa Ana	El Salvador	520000 people
La Libertad	El Salvador	490000 people
Alta Verapaz	Guatemala	510000 people
Chiquimula	Guatemala	290000 people
Zacapa	Guatemala	200000 people
Chalatenango	El Salvador	270000 people
San Salvador	El Salvador	1.2 million people
Ocotepeque	Honduras	89000 people
Cuscatlan	El Salvador	230000 people
La Paz	El Salvador	310000 people
Izabal	Guatemala	330000 people
Cabanas	El Salvador	210000 people
Copan	Honduras	260000 people
Lempira	Honduras	210000 people
San Vicente	El Salvador	230000 people
Usulutan	El Salvador	460000 people
Peten	Guatemala	230000 people
San Miguel	El Salvador	510000 people
Intibuca	Honduras	150000 people
Santa Barbara	Honduras	310000 people
Morazan	El Salvador	250000 people
Toledo	Belize	17000 people
La Paz	Honduras	130000 people
La Union	El Salvador	370000 people
Cortes	Honduras	800000 people
Comayagua	Honduras	270000 people
Cayo	Belize	34000 people
Valle	Honduras	140000 people
Oaxaca	Mexico	3.3 million people
Tabasco	Mexico	1.6 million people
Francisco Morazan	Honduras	1000000 people
Chinandega	Nicaragua	360000 people
Yoro	Honduras	400000 people
Choluteca	Honduras	360000 people
Stann Creek	Belize	21000 people
Atlantida	Honduras	410000 people
El Paraiso	Honduras	280000 people
Campeche	Mexico	580000 people
Orange Walk	Belize	33000 people
Veracruz	Mexico	6.8 million people
Leon	Nicaragua	380000 people
Belize	Belize	68000 people
Olancho	Honduras	340000 people
Nueva Segovia	Nicaragua	130000 people
Madriz	Nicaragua	98000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
San José Rama Blanca	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	28 km
Tecojate	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	31 km
Sipacate	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	32 km
Chichimecas	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	34 km
Chontal	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	36 km
Barra Madre Vieja	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	37 km
El Naranjo	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	41 km
Las Cuevas	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	42 km
El Bebedero	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	42 km
Huitzitzil	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	43 km
Málaga	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	45 km
Cantarrana	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	47 km
Nueva Venecia	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	47 km
La Gomera	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	24000 people	47 km
Santa Ana Mixtán	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	48 km
La Noria	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	50 km
La Barrita	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	50 km
El Terrero	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	54 km
Poza Verde	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	54 km
Cerro Colorado	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	55 km
Poza	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	55 km
Otacingo	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	55 km
Tahuesco	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	56 km
Bolivia	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	56 km
Las Playas	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	59 km
San José	Escuintla	Guatemala	City	19000 people	59 km
El Pilar	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	60 km
Los Pacheco	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	61 km
Agüero	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	63 km
Xayá	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	65 km
Obero	Escuintla	Guatemala	City	-	65 km
Ceiba Amelia	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	66 km
Pueblo Nuevo Tiquisate	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	66 km
El Tulate	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	66 km
Bracitos	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	66 km
Corralitos	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	66 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
San Jose		9	Civ.	Paved	No	6500	58 km
El Naranjo	ENJ	unknown				0	69 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Playa Grande		Guatemala	50 km
San Jose	GTSJO	Guatemala	58 km
San Jose	GTSJO	Guatemala	58 km
Puerto Quetzail	GTPRQ	Guatemala	63 km
Champerico	GTCHR	Guatemala	92 km

More information

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