M 4.5 in Guatemala on 16 Sep 2012 08:25 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: 4.5M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: 14.3372 , -92.7307
Event Date: 16 Sep 2012 08:25 UTC
16 Sep 2012 02:25 Local
Exposed Population:
970000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000cpxf
Inserted at: 16 Sep 2012 08:44 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000cpxf 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
119646 0.5 16 Sep 2012 08:25 4.5M, 35km N/A 970 thousand (in 100km) 00:18 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 Mexico , State of Chiapas (population 3,524,501) . The nearest places are and Quezaltenango.

Radius Population
100 km 990000 people
75 km 210000 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
Chiapas Mexico 3.5 million people
San Marcos Guatemala 810000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Quezaltenango Quezaltenango Guatemala Major city 120000 people 141 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
Tapachula International TAP 29 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 64 km
Tapachula 110 76 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Puerto Madero MXPMD Mexico 54 km
Champerico GTCHR Guatemala 89 km

More information

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