Overall Green Earthquake alert in Guatemala from 09 May 2017 14:15 UTC to 14:15

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M 5.2 in Guatemala from 09 May 2017 14:15 UTC to 14:15

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:	5.2M
Depth:	78.46 Km
Lat/Lon:	13.7759 , -90.5657
Event Date:	09 May 2017 14:15 UTC 09 May 2017 08:15 Local
Exposed Population:	5290000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10008qsy
Inserted at:	09 May 2017 14:36 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	5.5 (Guatemala)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Guatemala= 5.5; El Salvador= 4.6

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	-0.5		-0.5
us10008qsy	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1167147		-0.5	09 May 2017 14:15	5.2M, 78.46km	N/A	5.3 million (in 100km)		00:20	NEIC
1167155		-0.4	09 May 2017 14:15	5.2M, 82.18km	N/A	6.1 million (in 100km)		01:08	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 Santa Rosa (population 332,482) . The nearest places are El Pumpo, La Candelaria, Papaturro, La Avellana, Agua Dulce, Iztapa, El Castaño, Astillero, El Panal, San Rafael, and Guatemala.

Radius	Population
100 km	5.3 million people
75 km	1 million people
50 km	270000 people
20 km	4200 people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Santa Rosa	Guatemala	330000 people
Escuintla	Guatemala	570000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
El Pumpo	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	15 km
La Candelaria	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	16 km
Papaturro	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	17 km
La Avellana	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	19 km
Agua Dulce	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	20 km
Iztapa	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	4000 people	24 km
El Castaño	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	25 km
Astillero	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	25 km
El Panal	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	25 km
San Rafael	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	26 km
El Maneadero	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	29 km
San Miguel Aroche	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	31 km
El Jobito	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	32 km
San Pedro	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	32 km
San José	Escuintla	Guatemala	City	19000 people	32 km
Las Pozas	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	33 km
Taxisco	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	6400 people	34 km
Los Cerritos	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	35 km
El Jobo	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	36 km
Guazacapán	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	City	-	36 km
Los Pacheco	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	37 km
Obero	Escuintla	Guatemala	City	-	41 km
La Barrita	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	41 km
Barra de la Gabina	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	41 km
Danta	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	41 km
Los Lotes	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	42 km
Brito	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	42 km
El Garrobo	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	42 km
Otacingo	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	43 km
La Gabia	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	43 km
La Morenita	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	44 km
Tecuamburro	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	46 km
Potrerillos	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	49 km
Cantarrana	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	50 km
Las Lomas	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	50 km
Caserío El Guayabo	Ahuachapán	El Salvador	Village	-	50 km
Las Champas	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	50 km
Cuje	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	51 km
El Coyolito	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	51 km
El Naranjo	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	51 km
Caña Vieja	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	51 km
Guanagazapa	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	2800 people	51 km
Concepción	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	52 km
Hacienda Vieja	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	52 km
El Pilar	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	52 km
Corralitos	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	54 km
El Pescador	Guatemala	Guatemala	Village	-	54 km
Santa María Ixhuatán	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	56 km
El Amatal	Ahuachapan	El Salvador	Village	-	56 km
Las Cuevas	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	56 km
Masagua	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	9900 people	57 km
El Terrero	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	57 km
Las Cofradías	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	57 km
Los Achiotes	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	57 km
Cara	Ahuachapán	El Salvador	Village	-	58 km
El Chagüite	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	58 km
Moyuta	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	8100 people	60 km
Río Manuel	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	60 km
Málaga	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	60 km
Ceiba Amelia	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	61 km
El Reventón	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	62 km
Pozitos	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	62 km
San Rafael	Guatemala	Guatemala	Village	-	62 km
El Ojo de Agua	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	62 km
Cuilapa	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	City	16000 people	62 km
Agua Fría	Ahuachapan	El Salvador	Village	-	62 km
El Almendro	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	62 km
Escuintla	Escuintla	Guatemala	City	100000 people	63 km
Barra de Santiago	Ahuachapán	El Salvador	Village	-	64 km
El Refugio	Ahuachapan	El Salvador	Village	-	65 km
Conguaco	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	3400 people	65 km
La Democracia	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	65 km
Sipacate	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	65 km
San José Acatempa	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	66 km
Las Pozas	Guatemala	Guatemala	Village	-	66 km
El Marío	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	66 km
El Colorado	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	66 km
El Colorado	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	67 km
Estanzuela	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	67 km
Los Jazmines	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	68 km
Las Marías	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	69 km
Tacuba	Ahuachapán	El Salvador	Village	5100 people	70 km
Antigua	Sacatepéquez	Guatemala	Major city	21000 people	88 km
Guatemala	Guatemala	Guatemala	Capital	1.7 million 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
San Jose		9	Civ.	Paved	No	6500	34 km
El Naranjo	ENJ	unknown				0	46 km
La Aurora	GUA	1509	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	89 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Puerto Quetzail	GTPRQ	Guatemala	28 km
San Jose	GTSJO	Guatemala	32 km
San Jose	GTSJO	Guatemala	32 km
Acajutla	SVAQJ	El Salvador	82 km

More information

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