Overall Green Earthquake alert in Guatemala on 14 Jun 2017 07:52 UTC

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M 5 in Guatemala on 14 Jun 2017 07:52 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:	95.28 Km
Lat/Lon:	14.7999 , -91.9036
Event Date:	14 Jun 2017 07:52 UTC 14 Jun 2017 01:52 Local
Exposed Population:	5570000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us20009mc1
Inserted at:	14 Jun 2017 08:05 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	5.5 (Guatemala)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Guatemala= 5.5; Mexico= 4.4

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	-0.6		-0.6
us20009mc1	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
1170776		-0.6	14 Jun 2017 07:52	5M, 95.28km	N/A	5.6 million (in 100km)		00:12	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 San Marcos (population 808,778) . The nearest places are San Ignacio, Laguna Seca, El Tumbador, Santa Clara, El Amparo, San José Chibuj, La Unión, Sacuchum, San Francisco, Bethania, and San Pedro.

Radius	Population
100 km	5.6 million people
75 km	4.1 million people
50 km	2.5 million people
20 km	390000 people
10 km	73000 people
5 km	13000 people
2 km	1600 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
San Marcos	Guatemala	810000 people
Quezaltenango	Guatemala	630000 people
Retalhuleu	Guatemala	260000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
San Ignacio	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	5 km
Laguna Seca	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	6 km
El Tumbador	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	7500 people	9 km
Santa Clara	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	9 km
El Amparo	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	10 km
San José Chibuj	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	11 km
La Unión	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	11 km
Sacuchum	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	13 km
San Francisco	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	13 km
Bethania	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	15 km
San Rafael	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	15 km
Pajapita	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	8000 people	16 km
Ojo de Agua	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	17 km
Barrios	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	17 km
San Pablo	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	13000 people	18 km
Flores Costa Cuca	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	12000 people	18 km
Catarina	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	3000 people	19 km
Santa Anita	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	20 km
La Esperanza	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	20 km
Malacatán	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	20 km
Chim	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	21 km
Barrancas de Gálvez	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	21 km
Colomba	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	19000 people	21 km
Agua Blanca	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	21 km
Zanjón San Lorenzo	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	21 km
San Marcos	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	25000 people	23 km
El Recuerdo	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	23 km
Chanchicub	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	24 km
Seccion Pacaya	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	25 km
San Martín Chiquito	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	26 km
Bolívar	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	26 km
Roble Grande	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	28 km
Tecun Uman	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	28 km
El Asintal	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	6100 people	29 km
Cerro Grande	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	29 km
Santa Ana	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	29 km
Delicias	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	29 km
Ciudad Hidalgo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	30 km
San Sebastián	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	30 km
Chiquirines	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	30 km
Metapa	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	31 km
Navidad	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	31 km
Granados	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	31 km
San Juan Ostuncalco	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	32 km
Tojcom	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	33 km
San José Nil Chiquito	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	33 km
Bullaj	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	34 km
Tuxtla Chico	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	7100 people	34 km
La Blanca	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	35 km
Tuichán	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	35 km
Río Blanco	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	35 km
El Rincón	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	35 km
Caballo Blanco	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	36 km
Cajolá Chiquito	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	36 km
Limones	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	37 km
Comitancillo	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	19000 people	37 km
Retalhuleu	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	City	44000 people	38 km
Xepach	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	38 km
Pucá	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	38 km
Finca Los Ángeles	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	39 km
Tapachula	Chiapas	Mexico	City	200000 people	40 km
Vaquilito	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	40 km
Sanajabá	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	41 km
Jesús la Bomba	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	41 km
Refugio	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	41 km
Vixbén	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	41 km
Quezaltenango	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Major city	120000 people	41 km
Buena Vista	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	41 km
Benito Juárez	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	42 km
Sibinal	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	1700 people	42 km
Salvador Urbina	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	42 km
Tzanjuyú	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	42 km
Santa María	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	42 km
San Felipe	Suchitepequez	Guatemala	Village	8800 people	43 km
San Carlos	Totonicapan	Guatemala	Village	-	44 km
Ocós	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	44 km
Ixchiguán	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	44 km
El Chico	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	45 km
Boxomá	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	45 km
Tzanmucubal	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	45 km
San Isidro	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	45 km
Cuyotenango	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	11000 people	46 km
San José Chiquilajá	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	46 km
Babilonia	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	46 km
Calel	Totonicapan	Guatemala	Village	-	47 km
Puerta Privada	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	47 km
Chilebé	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	48 km
San José Ixjoyón	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	48 km
Acapán	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	49 km
Cantel	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	26000 people	49 km
Concepción Tutuapa	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	1200 people	49 km
Poj	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	49 km
Granada	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	50 km
Cunlaj	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	50 km
Pologuá	Totonicapán	Guatemala	Village	-	50 km
Chirrenox	Totonicapan	Guatemala	Village	-	51 km
Chirijalimá	Suchitepequez	Guatemala	Village	-	51 km
Nueva Candalaria	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	51 km
El Naranjo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	51 km
Tacaná	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	52 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	38 km
Tapachula		110				0	44 km
Quezaltenango		2363				0	44 km
Tapachula International	TAP	29	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	50 km
Huehuetenango	HUG	unknown				0	75 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Puerto Madero	MXPMD	Mexico	56 km
Champerico	GTCHR	Guatemala	57 km
Playa Grande		Guatemala	88 km

More information

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