Overall Green Earthquake alert in Guatemala on 15 Dec 2017 09:07 UTC

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M 5.1 in Guatemala on 15 Dec 2017 09:07 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:	5.1M
Depth:	110.54 Km
Lat/Lon:	14.7007 , -91.5225
Event Date:	15 Dec 2017 09:07 UTC 15 Dec 2017 03:07 Local
Exposed Population:	6870000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us2000c4rw
Inserted at:	15 Dec 2017 09:29 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	0.2		0.2
us2000c4rw	Scaled population (vector)	7.07
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	-0.19
	INFORM_normalised	1.05

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1191093		0.2	15 Dec 2017 09:07	5.1M, 110.54km	N/A	6.9 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 Guatemala , Department of Suchitepequez (population 406,769) . The nearest places are Santa María, San Felipe, Tzanmucubal, Chirijalimá, Xepach, Sajquim, Finca Los Ángeles, Tzanjuyub, Masá, Quezaltenango, and Antigua.

Radius	Population
100 km	6.9 million people
75 km	4.5 million people
50 km	2.7 million people
20 km	640000 people
10 km	61000 people
5 km	15000 people
2 km	1200 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Suchitepequez	Guatemala	410000 people
Retalhuleu	Guatemala	260000 people
Quezaltenango	Guatemala	630000 people
Solola	Guatemala	260000 people
Totonicapan	Guatemala	350000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Santa María	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	3 km
San Felipe	Suchitepequez	Guatemala	Village	8800 people	6 km
Tzanmucubal	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	8 km
Chirijalimá	Suchitepequez	Guatemala	Village	-	10 km
Xepach	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	10 km
Sajquim	Sololá	Guatemala	Village	-	10 km
Finca Los Ángeles	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	11 km
Tzanjuyub	Solola	Guatemala	Village	-	14 km
Masá	Sololá	Guatemala	Village	-	15 km
Quezaltenango	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Major city	120000 people	15 km
Cantel	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	26000 people	15 km
San Pablo	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	15 km
Tojcom	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	15 km
San Miguel	Solola	Guatemala	Village	-	17 km
Granados	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	17 km
Cuyotenango	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	11000 people	18 km
Mazatenango	Suchitepequez	Guatemala	City	36000 people	19 km
Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán	Solola	Guatemala	Village	-	20 km
San Martín Chiquito	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	20 km
San José Chiquilajá	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	21 km
Pucá	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	21 km
Pasajquim	Solola	Guatemala	Village	-	21 km
San Antonio	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	21 km
San Juan Ostuncalco	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	21 km
Colomba	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	19000 people	22 km
Vásquez	Totonicapan	Guatemala	Village	-	23 km
Santa Anita	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	23 km
San Lorenzo	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	2100 people	24 km
Santa Clara	Sololá	Guatemala	Village	-	24 km
Tzanjuyú	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	24 km
Retalhuleu	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	City	44000 people	25 km
El Asintal	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	6100 people	25 km
Totonicapán	Totonicapán	Guatemala	Village	9300 people	26 km
Cajolá Chiquito	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	27 km
Nahualá	Sololá	Guatemala	Village	-	27 km
San Pedro	Sololá	Guatemala	Village	-	27 km
Chicacao	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	20000 people	28 km
Agua Blanca	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	28 km
Boxomá	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	29 km
Santa Lucía	Sololá	Guatemala	Village	-	29 km
San José El Ídolo	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	30 km
Chirrenox	Totonicapan	Guatemala	Village	-	30 km
Monte Llano	Suchitepequez	Guatemala	Village	-	30 km
Roble Grande	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	31 km
Vaquilito	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	32 km
San Carlos	Totonicapan	Guatemala	Village	-	32 km
Belén	Suchitepequez	Guatemala	Village	-	32 km
San José Nil Chiquito	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	32 km
Santiago Atitlán	Sololá	Guatemala	City	-	32 km
Flores Costa Cuca	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	12000 people	32 km
Rancho de Teja	Totonicapan	Guatemala	Village	-	33 km
Patut	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	33 km
El Rincón	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	33 km
Santa Clara	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	34 km
San José Chibuj	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	34 km
Chim	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	34 km
Pachum	Totonicapan	Guatemala	Village	-	35 km
Barreneché	Solola	Guatemala	Village	-	35 km
La Máquina	Suchitepequez	Guatemala	Village	-	36 km
Puerta Privada	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	36 km
La Cortina	Suchitepequez	Guatemala	Village	-	37 km
Xecachelaj	Totonicapan	Guatemala	Village	-	37 km
Sololá	Sololá	Guatemala	City	10000 people	37 km
Sacuchum	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	38 km
Pologuá	Totonicapán	Guatemala	Village	-	38 km
Bolívar	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	38 km
Barrios	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	39 km
San Ignacio	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	40 km
Cerro Grande	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	40 km
Momostenango	Totonicapan	Guatemala	Village	31000 people	40 km
San Francisco	Suchitepequez	Guatemala	Village	-	40 km
Río Bravo	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	7500 people	40 km
San Marcos	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	25000 people	41 km
La Unión	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	41 km
Calel	Totonicapan	Guatemala	Village	-	41 km
Río Blanco	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	41 km
Caballo Blanco	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	41 km
Chimente	Totonicapán	Guatemala	Village	-	42 km
Panimaquib	Solola	Guatemala	Village	-	42 km
Ojo de Agua	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	42 km
San Andrés Semetabaj	Solola	Guatemala	Village	-	42 km
Nueva Candalaria	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	43 km
Laguna Seca	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	43 km
Centroamérica	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	43 km
Santa Bárbara	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	43 km
Vixbén	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	43 km
Los Encuentros	Sololá	Guatemala	Village	-	44 km
Agua Escondida	Sololá	Guatemala	Village	-	44 km
Zanjón de Agua	Suchitepequez	Guatemala	Village	-	44 km
Xeabaj	Quiche	Guatemala	Village	-	45 km
Cojonob	Quiche	Guatemala	Village	-	47 km
Barrancas de Gálvez	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	47 km
Comitancillo	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	19000 people	47 km
Bethania	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	48 km
Jesús la Bomba	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	48 km
Agua Caliente	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	48 km
Seccion Pacaya	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	48 km
El Tumbador	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	7500 people	49 km
San Rafael	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	49 km
Pueblo Nuevo Tiquisate	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	49 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
Quezaltenango		2363				0	18 km
Retalhuleu		200	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	28 km
Huehuetenango	HUG	unknown				0	70 km
Tapachula		110				0	86 km
Tapachula International	TAP	29	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	92 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Champerico	GTCHR	Guatemala	62 km
Playa Grande		Guatemala	67 km
Puerto Madero	MXPMD	Mexico	96 km

More information

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