M 4.7 in El Salvador on 20 Mar 2014 17:04 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: 4.7M
Depth: 62.75 Km
Lat/Lon: 13.4155 , -89.8933
Event Date: 20 Mar 2014 17:04 UTC
20 Mar 2014 11:04 Local
Exposed Population:
4750766 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 20 Mar 2014 19:03 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
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
1044341 0.1 20 Mar 2014 17:04 4.7M, 62.75km N/A 4.8 million (in 100km) 01:58 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 Sonsonate (population 402,117) . The nearest places are San Salvador, and Los C�banos.

Radius Population
100 km 4.8 million people
75 km 1.9 million people
50 km 550000 people
20 km 21000 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Sonsonate El Salvador 400000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Los C�banos Sonsonate El Salvador Village - 17 km
San Salvador San Salvador El Salvador Capital 520000 people 82 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
Rio Sucio Highway Strip 491 69 km
Ilopango International 616 Civ. Paved Yes 7300 90 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Acajutla SVAQJ El Salvador 19 km
La Libertad SVLLD El Salvador 63 km

More information

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