M 5 in Guatemala on 13 Aug 2015 19:30 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: 64.72 Km
Lat/Lon: 14.1226 , -91.3718
Event Date: 13 Aug 2015 19:30 UTC
13 Aug 2015 13:30 Local
Exposed Population:
4370391 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 13 Aug 2015 19:42 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.4 0.4
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
1092007 0.4 13 Aug 2015 19:30 5M, 64.72km N/A 4.4 million (in 100km) 00:11 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, and La Noria.

Radius Population
100 km 4.4 million people
75 km 1.7 million people
50 km 710000 people
20 km 130000 people
10 km 29000 people
5 km 4200 people
2 km <1000 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
La Noria Escuintla Guatemala Village - 3 km
Quezaltenango Quezaltenango Guatemala Major city 120000 people 81 km
Antigua Sacatep�quez Guatemala Major city 21000 people 84 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 56 km
El Naranjo ENJ unknown 58 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Playa Grande Guatemala 15 km
Champerico GTCHR Guatemala 61 km
San Jose GTSJO Guatemala 63 km
San Jose GTSJO Guatemala 63 km
Puerto Quetzail GTPRQ Guatemala 68 km

More information

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