M 4.8 in El Salvador on 02 May 2016 11:50 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: 4.8M
Depth: 74.68 Km
Lat/Lon: 13.0095 , -88.72
Event Date: 02 May 2016 11:50 UTC
02 May 2016 05:50 Local
Exposed Population:
4126591 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 02 May 2016 12:12 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC -0.9 -0.9
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
1127171 -0.9 02 May 2016 11:50 4.8M, 74.68km N/A 4.1 million (in 100km) 00:21 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 El Salvador , Department of Usulutan (population 458,999) . The nearest places are San Salvador, Isla de M�ndez, and El Esp�ritu Santo.

Radius Population
100 km 4.1 million people
75 km 1 million people
50 km 260000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Usulutan El Salvador 460000 people
San Vicente El Salvador 230000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Isla de M�ndez Usulutan El Salvador Village - 26 km
El Esp�ritu Santo Usulut�n El Salvador Village - 30 km
San Salvador San Salvador El Salvador Capital 520000 people 94 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
La Carrera 52 41 km
El Playon 79 50 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Puerto El Triunfo El Salvador 35 km
La Libertad SVLLD El Salvador 84 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
15 de Septiembre Lempa n/a 71 km

More information

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