M 5.6 in Guatemala on 18 Jun 2018 02:32 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: 5.6M
Depth: 99.65 Km
Lat/Lon: 14.178 , -90.6701
Event Date: 18 Jun 2018 02:32 UTC
17 Jun 2018 20:32 Local
Exposed Population: 130000 people in MMI
7360000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000eu39
Inserted at: 18 Jun 2018 02:47 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
5.5 (Guatemala)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries: Guatemala= 5.5; El Salvador= 4.6

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000eu39 Scaled population (vector) 0.48  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 1.05  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1214920 0 18 Jun 2018 02:32 5.6M, 99.65km 5.78 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:14 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 Brito, Guanagazapa, El Jobo, El Pescador, Escuintla, Los Lotes, Pozitos, Masagua, El Reventón, El Castaño, and Ayarza.

Radius Population
100 km 7.4 million people
75 km 5.5 million people
50 km 2.6 million people
20 km 190000 people
10 km 22000 people
5 km 5900 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Escuintla Guatemala 570000 people
Santa Rosa Guatemala 330000 people
Guatemala Guatemala 2.2 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Brito Escuintla Guatemala Village - 4 km
Guanagazapa Escuintla Guatemala Village 2800 people 6 km
El Jobo Escuintla Guatemala Village - 14 km
El Pescador Guatemala Guatemala Village - 18 km
Escuintla Escuintla Guatemala City 100000 people 19 km
Los Lotes Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 19 km
Pozitos Escuintla Guatemala Village - 19 km
Masagua Escuintla Guatemala Village 9900 people 19 km
El Reventón Escuintla Guatemala Village - 20 km
El Castaño Escuintla Guatemala Village - 22 km
Cuje Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 22 km
San Miguel Aroche Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 22 km
Los Jazmines Escuintla Guatemala Village - 23 km
Obero Escuintla Guatemala City - 23 km
El Panal Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 24 km
San Rafael Guatemala Guatemala Village - 24 km
Las Pozas Guatemala Guatemala Village - 25 km
Corralitos Escuintla Guatemala Village - 25 km
Taxisco Santa Rosa Guatemala Village 6400 people 25 km
La Periquera Escuintla Guatemala Village - 25 km
Tecuamburro Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 26 km
Bejucal Guatemala Guatemala Village - 27 km
Iztapa Escuintla Guatemala Village 4000 people 28 km
Los Pacheco Escuintla Guatemala Village - 28 km
Papaturro Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 29 km
Santa Elena Barillas Guatemala Guatemala Village - 29 km
El Maneadero Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 30 km
Guazacapán Santa Rosa Guatemala City - 30 km
El Pilar Escuintla Guatemala Village - 30 km
La Democracia Escuintla Guatemala Village - 30 km
La Morenita Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 31 km
Ceiba Amelia Escuintla Guatemala Village - 31 km
El Zapote Escuintla Guatemala Village - 32 km
La Candelaria Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 32 km
San José Escuintla Guatemala City 19000 people 32 km
Concepción Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 33 km
Otacingo Escuintla Guatemala Village - 33 km
Amatitlán Guatemala Guatemala City 48000 people 33 km
Siquinalá Escuintla Guatemala Village - 35 km
Los Verdes Guatemala Guatemala Village - 35 km
El Jobito Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 35 km
La Avellana Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 36 km
El Pumpo Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 37 km
Alotenango Sacatepéquez Guatemala Village 17000 people 37 km
El Terrero Escuintla Guatemala Village - 38 km
El Colorado Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 38 km
Ciudad Vieja Sacatepéquez Guatemala Village 30000 people 39 km
La Barrita Escuintla Guatemala Village - 39 km
Agua Dulce Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 40 km
Fraijanes Guatemala Guatemala Village 28000 people 40 km
La Aurora Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 41 km
Rustrián Guatemala Guatemala Village - 41 km
Cuilapa Santa Rosa Guatemala City 16000 people 41 km
Agüero Escuintla Guatemala Village - 41 km
Cantarrana Escuintla Guatemala Village - 41 km
San Rafael Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 41 km
Santa Lucia Cotz Escuintla Guatemala Village - 42 km
Antigua Sacatepéquez Guatemala Major city 21000 people 42 km
Ramírez Guatemala Guatemala Village - 42 km
Santa María Ixhuatán Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 43 km
La Embaulada Sacatepequez Guatemala Village - 43 km
Amberes Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 44 km
Finca Sangre de Cristo Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 44 km
Estanzuela Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 45 km
Nimayá Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 46 km
La Soledad Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 46 km
Málaga Escuintla Guatemala Village - 46 km
Yepocapa Chimaltenango Guatemala Village 8900 people 47 km
Santa Catarina Pinula Guatemala Guatemala Village 68000 people 47 km
Las Cuevas Escuintla Guatemala Village - 47 km
El Naranjo Escuintla Guatemala Village - 47 km
Los Cerritos Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 47 km
El Ojo de Agua Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 48 km
El Coyolito Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 48 km
Jumaytepeque Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 48 km
El Rinconcito Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 48 km
La Gabia Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 49 km
Los Achiotes Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 49 km
Las Playas Escuintla Guatemala Village - 49 km
Parramos Chimaltenango Guatemala Village 9500 people 50 km
Ciénaga Grande Guatemala Guatemala Village - 50 km
Astillero Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 50 km
El Manzanillo Sacatepéquez Guatemala Village - 50 km
Xayá Escuintla Guatemala Village - 51 km
Mixco Guatemala Guatemala City 470000 people 51 km
Acatenango Chimaltenango Guatemala Village 7000 people 51 km
Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala Capital 1.7 million people 52 km
La Gomera Escuintla Guatemala Village 24000 people 52 km
El Durazno Guatemala Guatemala Village - 53 km
Las Pozas Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 53 km
Guacamayas Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 53 km
Casillas Santa Rosa Guatemala Village 8900 people 53 km
Tejar Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 53 km
Peña de Plata Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 54 km
San José Acatempa Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 54 km
Cerro Colorado Escuintla Guatemala Village - 54 km
Buena Vista Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 54 km
Caña Vieja Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 54 km
El Zapote Guatemala Guatemala Village - 55 km
El Garrobo Jutiapa Guatemala Village - 55 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 20 km
San Jose 9 Civ. Paved No 6500 32 km
La Aurora GUA 1509 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 47 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Puerto Quetzail GTPRQ Guatemala 31 km
San Jose GTSJO Guatemala 33 km
San Jose GTSJO Guatemala 33 km
Playa Grande Guatemala 91 km

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