M 5.1 in Guatemala on 18 May 2015 20:05 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: 85.93 Km
Lat/Lon: 14.4328 , -91.8859
Event Date: 18 May 2015 20:05 UTC
18 May 2015 14:05 Local
Exposed Population:
4014112 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 18 May 2015 21:59 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.6 -0.6
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
1081021 -0.5 18 May 2015 20:05 5.1M, 94.09km N/A 4.5 million (in 100km) 00:17 NEIC
1081034 -0.6 18 May 2015 20:05 5.1M, 85.93km N/A 4 million (in 100km) 01:53 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 Caballo Blanco.

Radius Population
100 km 4.5 million people
75 km 3.2 million people
50 km 1.3 million people
20 km 260000 people
10 km 55000 people
5 km 6600 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Retalhuleu Guatemala 260000 people
Quezaltenango Guatemala 630000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Caballo Blanco Retalhuleu Guatemala Village - 3 km
Quezaltenango Quezaltenango Guatemala Major city 120000 people 50 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 13 km
Quezaltenango 2363 53 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Champerico GTCHR Guatemala 25 km
Playa Grande Guatemala 54 km

More information

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