M 5.5 in Guatemala on 15 Oct 2012 17:52 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: 5.5M
Depth: 76.5 Km
Lat/Lon: 14.1504 , -91.0001
Event Date: 15 Oct 2012 17:52 UTC
15 Oct 2012 11:52 Local
Exposed Population:
6450000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000d65a
Inserted at: 15 Oct 2012 18:14 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usb000d65a 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
120227 0.5 15 Oct 2012 17:52 5.5M, 76.5km N/A 6.4 million (in 100km) 00:22 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 Escuintla (population 573,063) . The nearest places are and Antigua.

Radius Population
100 km 6.6 million people
75 km 4.5 million people
50 km 890000 people
20 km 170000 people
10 km 23000 people
5 km 5900 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Guatemala Escuintla 570000 people
Guatemala Suchitepequez 410000 people
Guatemala Chimaltenango 390000 people
Guatemala Sacatepequez 210000 people
Guatemala Solola 260000 people
Guatemala Santa Rosa 330000 people
Guatemala Guatemala 2.2 million people
Guatemala Retalhuleu 260000 people
Guatemala Quiche 560000 people
Guatemala Jutiapa 430000 people
Guatemala Quezaltenango 630000 people
Guatemala Totonicapan 350000 people
Guatemala Jalapa 230000 people
Guatemala Baja Verapaz 200000 people
Guatemala El Progreso 140000 people
El Salvador Ahuachapan 300000 people
Guatemala San Marcos 810000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Antigua Sacatepéquez Guatemala Major city 21000 people 51 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
El Naranjo ENJ unknown 20 km
San Jose 9 Civ. Paved No 6500 32 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
San Jose GTSJO Guatemala 34 km
San Jose GTSJO Guatemala 34 km
Puerto Quetzail GTPRQ Guatemala 37 km

More information

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