M 6.1 in Guatemala on 15 Apr 2016 14:11 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: 6.1M
Depth: 25 Km
Lat/Lon: 13.4179 , -92.2798
Event Date: 15 Apr 2016 14:11 UTC
15 Apr 2016 08:11 Local
Exposed Population: No people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 15 Apr 2016 16:30 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
1125364 0 15 Apr 2016 14:11 6.2M, 48.38km N/A 40 thousand (in 100km) 00:18 NEIC
1125373 0 15 Apr 2016 14:11 6.1M, 25km 4.21 No people affected (in 100km) 02:18 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) .

Radius Population
100 km no people
75 km no people
50 km no people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Retalhuleu Guatemala 260000 people
Suchitepequez Guatemala 410000 people
Escuintla Guatemala 570000 people

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

More information

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