M 5.1 in El Salvador on 15 Jul 2013 06:27 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: 5.1M
Depth: 43.1 Km
Lat/Lon: 12.3388 , -89.4169
Event Date: 15 Jul 2013 06:27 UTC
15 Jul 2013 00:27 Local
Exposed Population:
No people within 100km
Source: USGS usB000IEC7
Inserted at: 15 Jul 2013 08:48 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
USGS 0 0
usB000IEC7 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
1000643 0 15 Jul 2013 06:27 5.1M, 43.1km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 02:20 USGS
1000644 0 15 Jul 2013 06:27 5.1M, 43.1km N/A No people affected (in 100km) 02:22 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) .

Radius Population
100 km no 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

Country Region Province Population
El Salvador La Paz 310000 people
El Salvador San Vicente 230000 people
El Salvador Usulutan 460000 people
El Salvador La Libertad 490000 people
El Salvador San Salvador 1.2 million people
El Salvador Sonsonate 400000 people
El Salvador Cuscatlan 230000 people
El Salvador Ahuachapan 300000 people
El Salvador Santa Ana 520000 people
El Salvador San Miguel 510000 people
El Salvador Cabanas 210000 people
El Salvador La Union 370000 people
Guatemala Jutiapa 430000 people
Guatemala Santa Rosa 330000 people
El Salvador Chalatenango 270000 people
El Salvador Morazan 250000 people
Honduras Intibuca 150000 people
Nicaragua Chinandega 360000 people
Honduras Lempira 210000 people
Honduras Valle 140000 people

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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