M 4.6 in Guatemala on 14 Sep 2020 14:29 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: 4.6M
Depth: 135.61 Km
Lat/Lon: 14.4172 , -91.0839
Event Date: 14 Sep 2020 14:29 UTC
14 Sep 2020 08:29 Local
Exposed Population:
8840000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us7000bn11
Inserted at: 14 Sep 2020 15:08 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
5.5 (Guatemala)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000bn11 Scaled population (vector) 6.96  
  C1 earthquake 1  
  C2 earthquake 0  
  Country Vulnerability -0.19  
  INFORM_normalised 1.05  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1331901 0 14 Sep 2020 14:29 4.8M, 126.75km N/A 9 million (in 100km) 00:18 NEIC
1331903 0 14 Sep 2020 14:29 4.6M, 135.61km N/A 8.8 million (in 100km) 00:38 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 Chimaltenango (population 393,939) . The nearest places are Peña de Plata, Nimayá, Patulul, Santa Lucia Cotz, Buena Vista, Finca Sangre de Cristo, Pochuta, Santa Bárbara, San Francisco, Yepocapa, and Fraijanes.

Radius Population
100 km 8.8 million people
75 km 7.1 million people
50 km 2.3 million people
20 km 240000 people
10 km 28000 people
5 km 1800 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Chimaltenango Guatemala 390000 people
Escuintla Guatemala 570000 people
Suchitepequez Guatemala 410000 people
Solola Guatemala 260000 people
Sacatepequez Guatemala 210000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Peña de Plata Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 4 km
Nimayá Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 7 km
Patulul Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village 14000 people 8 km
Santa Lucia Cotz Escuintla Guatemala Village - 11 km
Buena Vista Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 12 km
Finca Sangre de Cristo Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 13 km
Pochuta Chimaltenango Guatemala Village 3800 people 15 km
Santa Bárbara Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 16 km
San Francisco Suchitepequez Guatemala Village - 17 km
Yepocapa Chimaltenango Guatemala Village 8900 people 17 km
Siquinalá Escuintla Guatemala Village - 18 km
Xayá Escuintla Guatemala Village - 19 km
Panimaquib Solola Guatemala Village - 21 km
Acatenango Chimaltenango Guatemala Village 7000 people 22 km
La Cortina Suchitepequez Guatemala Village - 22 km
La Aurora Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 23 km
El Zapote Escuintla Guatemala Village - 23 km
Chuaquenún Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 24 km
Agüero Escuintla Guatemala Village - 24 km
La Soledad Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 25 km
La Democracia Escuintla Guatemala Village - 26 km
Las Playas Escuintla Guatemala Village - 26 km
Río Bravo Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village 7500 people 26 km
Agua Escondida Sololá Guatemala Village - 28 km
Cojobal Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 29 km
Santiago Atitlán Sololá Guatemala City - 29 km
Chicacao Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village 20000 people 29 km
Monte Llano Suchitepequez Guatemala Village - 30 km
Cerro Colorado Escuintla Guatemala Village - 30 km
Patzún Chimaltenango Guatemala City 18000 people 30 km
Ceiba Amelia Escuintla Guatemala Village - 30 km
Alotenango Sacatepéquez Guatemala Village 17000 people 31 km
El Sitán Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 31 km
Poza Verde Escuintla Guatemala Village - 31 km
El Reventón Escuintla Guatemala Village - 32 km
Pueblo Nuevo Tiquisate Escuintla Guatemala Village - 33 km
Centroamérica Escuintla Guatemala Village - 34 km
Escuintla Escuintla Guatemala City 100000 people 34 km
Masagua Escuintla Guatemala Village 9900 people 35 km
Poza Escuintla Guatemala Village - 35 km
San José El Ídolo Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 36 km
Ciudad Vieja Sacatepéquez Guatemala Village 30000 people 36 km
San José Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 36 km
San Pedro Sololá Guatemala Village - 36 km
Rincón Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 37 km
Santa Ana Mixtán Escuintla Guatemala Village - 37 km
Xejabí Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 37 km
Parramos Chimaltenango Guatemala Village 9500 people 37 km
Corralitos Escuintla Guatemala Village - 37 km
San Andrés Semetabaj Solola Guatemala Village - 37 km
Pasajquim Solola Guatemala Village - 37 km
La Gomera Escuintla Guatemala Village 24000 people 37 km
La Periquera Escuintla Guatemala Village - 38 km
San Antonio Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 38 km
Chimaltenango Chimaltenango Guatemala City 82000 people 39 km
Pamanzana Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 40 km
El Terrero Escuintla Guatemala Village - 40 km
El Pilar Escuintla Guatemala Village - 40 km
Antigua Sacatepéquez Guatemala Major city 21000 people 40 km
Santa Clara Sololá Guatemala Village - 41 km
Tejar Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 41 km
Sololá Sololá Guatemala City 10000 people 41 km
Comalapa Chimaltenango Guatemala City 21000 people 41 km
Belén Suchitepequez Guatemala Village - 41 km
Masá Sololá Guatemala Village - 42 km
El Bebedero Escuintla Guatemala Village - 43 km
Santa Lucía Sololá Guatemala Village - 44 km
San Pablo Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 44 km
Chugüexácab Segundo Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 44 km
Málaga Escuintla Guatemala Village - 44 km
San Miguel Solola Guatemala Village - 45 km
Xacaxá Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 46 km
San Lorenzo Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village 2100 people 46 km
San Jacinto Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 46 km
La Noria Escuintla Guatemala Village - 46 km
Barreneché Solola Guatemala Village - 46 km
Los Jazmines Escuintla Guatemala Village - 47 km
Mazatenango Suchitepequez Guatemala City 36000 people 47 km
Patut Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 47 km
Chirijalimá Suchitepequez Guatemala Village - 48 km
Sajquim Sololá Guatemala Village - 48 km
Chontal Escuintla Guatemala Village - 48 km
Santa Marta Sacatepequez Guatemala Village - 48 km
San José Poaquil Chimaltenango Guatemala City - 48 km
Sacalá Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 48 km
Los Encuentros Sololá Guatemala Village - 49 km
Bolivia Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 49 km
La Embaulada Sacatepequez Guatemala Village - 50 km
Amatitlán Guatemala Guatemala City 48000 people 50 km
Las Cuevas Escuintla Guatemala Village - 50 km
Obero Escuintla Guatemala City - 50 km
Zanjón de Agua Suchitepequez Guatemala Village - 50 km
El Manzanillo Sacatepéquez Guatemala Village - 50 km
Chichimecas Escuintla Guatemala Village - 51 km
Cantarrana Escuintla Guatemala Village - 51 km
Guanagazapa Escuintla Guatemala Village 2800 people 51 km
Tzanimacabaj Quiche Guatemala Village - 52 km
Otacingo Escuintla Guatemala Village - 52 km
Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán Solola Guatemala Village - 52 km
Bejucal Guatemala Guatemala Village - 52 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 0 44 km
San Jose 9 Civ. Paved No 6500 60 km
La Aurora GUA 1509 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 63 km
Quezaltenango 2363 0 67 km
Retalhuleu 200 Civ. Paved No 4900 67 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Playa Grande Guatemala 58 km
San Jose GTSJO Guatemala 62 km
San Jose GTSJO Guatemala 62 km
Puerto Quetzail GTPRQ Guatemala 64 km
Champerico GTCHR Guatemala 90 km

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