M 4.5 in Guatemala on 01 Apr 2015 10:00 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: 4.5M
Depth: 17.04 Km
Lat/Lon: 15.9542 , -91.3429
Event Date: 01 Apr 2015 10:00 UTC
01 Apr 2015 04:00 Local
Exposed Population:
2076601 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 01 Apr 2015 10:51 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 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
1075302 0 01 Apr 2015 10:00 4.5M, 17.04km N/A 2.1 million (in 100km) 00:50 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 Huehuetenango (population 738,603) . The nearest places are Quezaltenango, and Ulutelac.

Radius Population
100 km 2.1 million people
75 km 1.2 million people
50 km 410000 people
20 km 96000 people
10 km 19000 people
5 km 11000 people
2 km 3500 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Huehuetenango Guatemala 740000 people
Chiapas Mexico 3.5 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Ulutelac Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 12 km
Quezaltenango Quezaltenango Guatemala Major city 120000 people 125 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
Huehuetenango HUG unknown 70 km
San Antonio Copalar 1520 78 km

More information

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