M 4.5 in El Salvador on 29 Oct 2012 04:59 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: 68.2 Km
Lat/Lon: 13.3029 , -89.5157
Event Date: 29 Oct 2012 04:59 UTC
28 Oct 2012 22:59 Local
Exposed Population:
5140000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000dgbk
Inserted at: 29 Oct 2012 05:34 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usb000dgbk 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
120552 0.5 29 Oct 2012 04:59 4.5M, 68.2km N/A 5.1 million (in 100km) 00:34 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 El Salvador , Department of La Libertad (population 487,299) . The nearest places are and San Salvador.

Radius Population
100 km 5.2 million people
75 km 3.7 million people
50 km 700000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
La Libertad El Salvador 490000 people
Sonsonate El Salvador 400000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
San Salvador San Salvador El Salvador Capital 520000 people 56 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 Salvador International SAL 31 Civ. Paved Yes 10500 52 km
Rio Sucio Highway Strip 491 54 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
La Libertad SVLLD El Salvador 29 km
Acajutla SVAQJ El Salvador 46 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Cerron Grande Lempa 1973 95 km

More information

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