M 4.9 in Guatemala on 11 Jan 2013 20:32 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: 4.9M
Depth: 229.3 Km
Lat/Lon: 15.5017 , -91.6299
Event Date: 11 Jan 2013 20:32 UTC
11 Jan 2013 14:32 Local
Exposed Population:
4610000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000emif
Inserted at: 11 Jan 2013 20:51 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usb000emif 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
121904 0.5 11 Jan 2013 20:32 4.9M, 229.3km N/A 4.6 million (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 Guatemala , Department of Huehuetenango (population 738,603) . The nearest places are Quezaltenango, Cuchumatan, and Río Ocho.

Radius Population
100 km 4.7 million people
75 km 2.6 million people
50 km 1.2 million people
20 km 240000 people
10 km 37000 people
5 km 2500 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Huehuetenango Guatemala 740000 people
San Marcos Guatemala 810000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Río Ocho Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 5 km
Cuchumatan Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 6 km
Quezaltenango Quezaltenango Guatemala Major city 120000 people 77 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
Huehuetenango HUG unknown 29 km
Quezaltenango 2363 74 km

More information

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