M 5 in Guatemala on 13 Jun 2014 12:26 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: 5.0M
Depth: 74.17 Km
Lat/Lon: 14.139099999999999 , -91.2286
Event Date: 13 Jun 2014 12:26 UTC
13 Jun 2014 06:26 Local
Exposed Population:
6254519 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 13 Jun 2014 12:47 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.6 0
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
1052921 0 13 Jun 2014 12:26 5M, 74.17km N/A 6.3 million (in 100km) 00:21 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 Quezaltenango, Antigua, Poza, and Poza Verde.

Radius Population
100 km 6.3 million people
75 km 2.2 million people
50 km 770000 people
20 km 150000 people
10 km 47000 people
5 km 21000 people
2 km 1900 people

Affected Provinces

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

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Poza Escuintla Guatemala Village - 5 km
Poza Verde Escuintla Guatemala Village - 5 km
Antigua Sacatep�quez Guatemala Major city 21000 people 73 km
Quezaltenango Quezaltenango Guatemala Major city 120000 people 80 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 Naranjo ENJ unknown 48 km
San Jose 9 Civ. Paved No 6500 53 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Playa Grande Guatemala 27 km
San Jose GTSJO Guatemala 55 km
San Jose GTSJO Guatemala 55 km
Puerto Quetzail GTPRQ Guatemala 59 km

More information

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