M 5.2 in Guatemala on 28 Aug 2014 08:27 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: 5.2M
Depth: 66.28 Km
Lat/Lon: 14.25 , -91.81
Event Date: 28 Aug 2014 08:27 UTC
28 Aug 2014 02:27 Local
Exposed Population:
3672326 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 28 Aug 2014 08:51 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 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
1058927 0 28 Aug 2014 08:27 5.2M, 66.28km N/A 3.7 million (in 100km) 00:23 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 Retalhuleu (population 258,279) . The nearest places are Quezaltenango, and Jovel.

Radius Population
100 km 3.7 million people
75 km 1.8 million people
50 km 680000 people
20 km 64000 people
10 km 15000 people
5 km 2600 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Retalhuleu Guatemala 260000 people
Suchitepequez Guatemala 410000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Jovel Retalhuleu Guatemala Village - 7 km
Quezaltenango Quezaltenango Guatemala Major city 120000 people 72 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
Retalhuleu 200 Civ. Paved No 4900 32 km
Quezaltenango 2363 76 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Champerico GTCHR Guatemala 11 km
Playa Grande Guatemala 36 km

More information

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