M 6.9 in Guatemala on 14 Jun 2017 07:29 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 6.9M
Depth: 94 Km
Lat/Lon: 14.9823 , -91.9882
Event Date: 14 Jun 2017 07:29 UTC
14 Jun 2017 01:29 Local
Exposed Population: 1250000 people in MMI
5600000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us20009mbt
Inserted at: 14 Jun 2017 09:04 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 5.5 (Guatemala)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries: Guatemala= 5.5; Mexico= 4.4

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 1 0 1
us20009mbt Scaled population (vector) 0 Max wave scenario 0m  
  C1 earthquake 1 Max wave realtime 0m  
  C2 earthquake 0      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 1      
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1170758 1.1 14 Jun 2017 07:29 7M, 97.9km N/A 5.4 million (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 00:09 PTWC
1170760 1.1 14 Jun 2017 07:29 7M, 98km N/A 5.5 million (in 100km) 0m (at 00:00) 00:10 NTWC    
1170762 0.9 14 Jun 2017 07:29 6.7M, 107km N/A 6.4 million (in 100km) 00:11 GEOFON
1170768 1 14 Jun 2017 07:29 6.9M, 111.52km 6.1 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0m (at 00:00) 00:21 NEIC
1170780 1 14 Jun 2017 07:29 6.9M, 94km 6.28 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 0m (at 00:00) 01:35 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 Mexico ,of San Marcos (population 69,015) . The alertlevel for this event is Orange

Intensity Population
1.3 million people
7 million people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1170768 15.019/-91.928 6.9 111.52 6.1 14 Jun 2017 07:52 00:23 (new episode)
2 0 1170780 14.982/-91.988 6.9 94 6.28 14 Jun 2017 09:06 01:37 (new episode)
3 0 1170780 14.982/-91.988 6.9 94 6.28 14 Jun 2017 09:32 02:03 (upd of #2)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
San Marcos Guatemala 290000 people
Chiapas Mexico 630000 people
Quezaltenango Guatemala 160000 people
Retalhuleu Guatemala 170000 people
San Marcos Guatemala 740000 people
Chiapas Mexico 570000 people
Quezaltenango Guatemala 610000 people
Huehuetenango Guatemala 700000 people
Retalhuleu Guatemala 170000 people
Totonicapan Guatemala 460000 people
Suchitepequez Guatemala 530000 people
Solola Guatemala 170000 people
Quiche Guatemala 310000 people
Escuintla Guatemala 300000 people
Chimaltenango Guatemala 70000 people
Sacatepequez Guatemala 370000 people
Guatemala Guatemala 2 million people
Chiapas Mexico 3.1 million people
Huehuetenango Guatemala 400000 people
Suchitepequez Guatemala 7200 people
Solola Guatemala 240000 people
Quiche Guatemala 500000 people
Escuintla Guatemala 420000 people
Chimaltenango Guatemala 480000 people
Baja Verapaz Guatemala 310000 people
Sacatepequez Guatemala 28000 people
Guatemala Guatemala 1.2 million people
Alta Verapaz Guatemala 950000 people
El Progreso Guatemala 190000 people
Santa Rosa Guatemala 390000 people
Jalapa Guatemala 300000 people
Peten Guatemala 230000 people
Jutiapa Guatemala 410000 people
Zacapa Guatemala 130000 people
Ahuachapan El Salvador 270000 people
Chiquimula Guatemala 19000 people
Oaxaca Mexico 57000 people
Izabal Guatemala 29000 people
Tabasco Mexico 330000 people
Santa Ana El Salvador 94000 people
Sonsonate El Salvador 88000 people
Toledo Belize <1000 people
Campeche Mexico 7200 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Malacatán San Marcos Guatemala Village - 11 km
El Tumbador San Marcos Guatemala Village 7500 people 13 km
Catarina San Marcos Guatemala Village 3000 people 17 km
Tuxtla Chico Chiapas Mexico Village 7100 people 18 km
El Amparo San Marcos Guatemala Village - 20 km
Salvador Urbina Chiapas Mexico Village - 24 km
Metapa Chiapas Mexico Village - 27 km
Pajapita San Marcos Guatemala Village 8000 people 28 km
Tapachula Chiapas Mexico City 200000 people 30 km
Delicias Chiapas Mexico Village - 31 km
Tecun Uman San Marcos Guatemala Village - 37 km
Ciudad Hidalgo Chiapas Mexico Village - 38 km
Puerto Madero Chiapas Mexico Village 9500 people 42 km
Huehuetán Chiapas Mexico City 7000 people 43 km
Seccion Pacaya Quezaltenango Guatemala Village - 44 km
Limones San Marcos Guatemala Village - 47 km
La Blanca San Marcos Guatemala Village - 48 km
Mazatán Chiapas Mexico Village 5700 people 51 km
Buenos Aires Chiapas Mexico Village - 53 km
Huixtla Chiapas Mexico City 29000 people 54 km
Puerto de San Benito Chiapas Mexico Village - 55 km
Ocós San Marcos Guatemala Village - 56 km
Aquiles Serdan Chiapas Mexico Village - 56 km
Retalhuleu Retalhuleu Guatemala City 44000 people 60 km
Francisco I. Madero Chiapas Mexico Village - 61 km
Jesús la Bomba Retalhuleu Guatemala Village - 62 km
Lazaro Cárdenas Chiapas Mexico Village - 65 km
Boxomá Retalhuleu Guatemala Village - 67 km
Pueblo Nuevo Chiapas Mexico City - 68 km
Puerta Privada Retalhuleu Guatemala Village - 69 km
La Zacualpa Chiapas Mexico Village - 72 km
Nueva Candalaria Retalhuleu Guatemala Village - 73 km
El Arenal Chiapas Mexico Village - 79 km
San Rafael San Marcos Guatemala Village - 10 km
San Sebastián San Marcos Guatemala Village - 19 km
Sibinal San Marcos Guatemala Village 1700 people 20 km
Sanajabá San Marcos Guatemala Village - 21 km
San Marcos San Marcos Guatemala Village 25000 people 22 km
Santa Clara San Marcos Guatemala Village - 27 km
San José Ixjoyón San Marcos Guatemala Village - 28 km
Tacaná San Marcos Guatemala Village - 30 km
Concepción Tutuapa San Marcos Guatemala Village 1200 people 32 km
Río Blanco San Marcos Guatemala Village - 33 km
Las Majadas San Marcos Guatemala Village - 37 km
Vixbén Quezaltenango Guatemala Village - 38 km
Flores Costa Cuca Quezaltenango Guatemala Village 12000 people 40 km
Colomba Quezaltenango Guatemala Village 19000 people 41 km
San Miguel Ixtahuacán San Marcos Guatemala Village - 41 km
San Juan Ostuncalco Quezaltenango Guatemala Village - 42 km
Quequesiguán San Marcos Guatemala Village - 46 km
San Carlos Totonicapan Guatemala Village - 48 km
Chejoj Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 49 km
Motozintla Chiapas Mexico City 19000 people 51 km
Pologuá Totonicapán Guatemala Village - 52 km
Quezaltenango Quezaltenango Guatemala Major city 120000 people 53 km
Ixpaltzaj Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 55 km
Santa María Quezaltenango Guatemala Village - 58 km
Boquerón Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 58 km
Finca Los Ángeles Retalhuleu Guatemala Village - 58 km
San Rafael Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 58 km
Pucá Retalhuleu Guatemala Village - 59 km
Totonicapán Totonicapán Guatemala Village 9300 people 60 km
Santa Isabel Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 60 km
El Trapichillo Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 60 km
San Felipe Suchitepequez Guatemala Village 8800 people 61 km
Cantel Quezaltenango Guatemala Village 26000 people 61 km
Santa AnaMalacatán Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 61 km
El Paraíso Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 63 km
Momostenango Totonicapan Guatemala Village 31000 people 63 km
Cuchumatan Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 64 km
Cuyotenango Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village 11000 people 66 km
Huehuetenango Huehuetenango Guatemala Village 78000 people 67 km
San Bartolome Jocotenango Totonicapan Guatemala Village - 68 km
Pacayalito Chiapas Mexico Village - 69 km
Aguacatan Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 70 km
Todos Santos Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 71 km
Potrerillo Chiapas Mexico Village - 72 km
Mazatenango Suchitepequez Guatemala City 36000 people 72 km
San Pablo Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 72 km
La Mesía Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 73 km
Siltepec Chiapas Mexico Village - 73 km
Masá Sololá Guatemala Village - 74 km
Nahualá Sololá Guatemala Village - 74 km
San Lorenzo Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village 2100 people 75 km
Cushu Chiapas Mexico Village - 77 km
Champerico Retalhuleu Guatemala City 7700 people 77 km
Paso Hondo Chiapas Mexico Village - 78 km
San Antonio Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 79 km
Concepción Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 79 km
Santa Lucía Sololá Guatemala Village - 81 km
Guadalupe Chiapas Mexico Village 5100 people 82 km
Patut Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 82 km
San Pedro Jocopilas Quiche Guatemala Village 1000 people 82 km
Acapetagua Chiapas Mexico Village - 82 km
Agua Zarca Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 83 km
Escuintla Chiapas Mexico Village 8900 people 84 km
Piedra Labrada Chiapas Mexico Village - 85 km
Lázaro Cárdenas Chiapas Mexico Village - 86 km
Chicacao Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village 20000 people 87 km
Doña Maria Chiapas Mexico Village - 87 km
Chicomucelo Chiapas Mexico Village - 90 km
Chinique Quiche Guatemala Village 2700 people 90 km
Chajbal Quiché Guatemala Village - 91 km
Los Encuentros Sololá Guatemala Village - 91 km
Candelaria Chiapas Mexico Village - 92 km
San Caralampio Chiapas Mexico Village - 94 km
Nentón Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 94 km
Bracitos Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 94 km
Chichicastenango Quiché Guatemala Village 78000 people 95 km
Río Bravo Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village 7500 people 97 km
Benito Juarez Chiapas Mexico Village - 97 km
San Remigio Chiapas Mexico Village - 99 km
Flores Magón Chiapas Mexico Village - 101 km
Sinaloa Chiapas Mexico Village - 102 km
Buenavista Chiapas Mexico Village - 102 km
Santa Bárbara Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 102 km
Pueblo Nuevo Tiquisate Escuintla Guatemala Village - 103 km
Bolivia Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 105 km
Tahuesco Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 106 km
La Unión Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 107 km
Patulul Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village 14000 people 109 km
Mapastepec Chiapas Mexico City 16000 people 110 km
Nueva Venecia Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 113 km
El Retiro Chiapas Mexico Village - 114 km
Poza Escuintla Guatemala Village - 115 km
Pasito de la Señora Chiapas Mexico Village - 119 km
Nuevo México Chiapas Mexico Village - 119 km
Poza Verde Escuintla Guatemala Village - 121 km
Barra Madre Vieja Escuintla Guatemala Village - 123 km
La Trinitaria Chiapas Mexico Village 6600 people 126 km
Cerro Colorado Escuintla Guatemala Village - 126 km
Las Playas Escuintla Guatemala Village - 128 km
Jericó Chiapas Mexico Village - 128 km
Santa Clara Sololá Guatemala Village - 80 km
San Pedro Sololá Guatemala Village - 84 km
Sololá Sololá Guatemala City 10000 people 90 km
San Juan Ixcoy Huehuetenango Guatemala Village 2500 people 90 km
Santiago Atitlán Sololá Guatemala City - 90 km
San Miguel Acatán Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 91 km
San Sebastián Coatán Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 95 km
Soloma Huehuetenango Guatemala Village 11000 people 96 km
Chuatuj Quiché Guatemala Village - 99 km
La Montaña Quiché Guatemala Village - 100 km
San Pedro Soloma Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 101 km
Palenque Chiapas Mexico Village - 101 km
Chubillil Quiché Guatemala Village - 102 km
Subajasum Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 106 km
Sumal Quiché Guatemala Village - 107 km
San Mateo Ixtatan Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 109 km
Patzún Chimaltenango Guatemala City 18000 people 110 km
Pamanzana Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 110 km
Cunen Quiche Guatemala Village - 110 km
Pajabal Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 110 km
Las Casas Quiché Guatemala Village - 115 km
Chajul Quiche Guatemala Village 12000 people 116 km
Santa Cruz Barillas Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 116 km
Cocalá Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 117 km
San José Poaquil Chimaltenango Guatemala City - 117 km
San Jose del Arco Chiapas Mexico Village - 118 km
Yalambojoch Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 119 km
Comalapa Chimaltenango Guatemala City 21000 people 121 km
Yula San Juan Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 122 km
Acatenango Chimaltenango Guatemala Village 7000 people 122 km
Seontaltic Chiapas Mexico Village - 124 km
Canillá Baja Verapaz Guatemala Village - 124 km
Jallenango Chiapas Mexico City - 126 km
Santa Lucia Cotz Escuintla Guatemala Village - 127 km
Joyabaj Quiché Guatemala Village 13000 people 127 km
Uspantán Quiché Guatemala Village - 127 km
Juncaná Chiapas Mexico Village - 127 km
La Soledad Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 129 km
Los Vados Chiapas Mexico Village - 133 km
Ulutelac Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 133 km
Siquinalá Escuintla Guatemala Village - 133 km
Macalajau Quiché Guatemala Village - 133 km
Cabá Quiché Guatemala Village - 133 km
Putul Quiché Guatemala Village - 134 km
Plan de la Libertad Chiapas Mexico Village - 134 km
San Miguel Uspantán Quiché Guatemala Village - 134 km
Rabinalá Baja Verapaz Guatemala Village - 136 km
El Zapote Escuintla Guatemala Village - 137 km
San Antonio El Baldio Quiche Guatemala Village - 140 km
La Democracia Escuintla Guatemala Village - 140 km
Comitan Chiapas Mexico City 79000 people 140 km
Xebalamguac Baja Verapaz Guatemala Village - 141 km
Pachalum Quiché Guatemala Village - 143 km
Jusnajal Chiapas Mexico Village - 143 km
Las Pacayas Quiché Guatemala Village - 143 km
La Candelaria Chiapas Mexico Village - 144 km
La Concordia Chiapas Mexico Village 7300 people 145 km
Caña Brava Chiapas Mexico Village - 146 km
Cubulco Baja Verapaz Guatemala Village 9600 people 147 km
Las Margaritas Chiapas Mexico Village 16000 people 147 km
Sipacate Escuintla Guatemala Village - 148 km
Escuintla Escuintla Guatemala City 100000 people 150 km
Los Pajales Quiché Guatemala Village - 150 km
Masagua Escuintla Guatemala Village 9900 people 150 km
Lancetillo Quiché Guatemala Village - 150 km
San Francisco Chiapas Mexico Village - 150 km
Neustra Señora Chiapas Mexico Village - 150 km
Soyatitán Chiapas Mexico Village - 152 km
San Raimundo Guatemala Guatemala Village - 152 km
Pijijiapan Chiapas Mexico City 15000 people 153 km
Estancia de García Baja Verapaz Guatemala Village - 153 km
San Pedro Chacalaltic Chiapas Mexico Village - 154 km
San Juan Custepeque Chiapas Mexico Village - 156 km
Las Rosas Chiapas Mexico Village 17000 people 157 km
San Antonio Baja Verapaz Guatemala Village - 158 km
Chibatutuy Guatemala Guatemala Village - 160 km
Venustiano Carranza Chiapas Mexico City 15000 people 161 km
Pasacuc Alta Verapaz Guatemala Village - 161 km
Rabinal Baja Verapaz Guatemala City 11000 people 162 km
El Chol Baja Verapaz Guatemala Village 2400 people 162 km
Saquixim Alta Verapaz Guatemala Village - 163 km
La Barrita Escuintla Guatemala Village - 165 km
Pozitos Escuintla Guatemala Village - 167 km
Santiago Chiapas Mexico Village - 167 km
Santa Catarina Pinula Guatemala Guatemala Village 68000 people 167 km
Nicolás Ruiz Chiapas Mexico Village 3100 people 167 km
San Cristóbal Verapaz Alta Verapaz Guatemala City - 168 km
El Porvenir Chiapas Mexico Village - 168 km
Las Pozas Guatemala Guatemala Village - 168 km
Santa Elena Barillas Guatemala Guatemala Village - 169 km
Aguacatenango Chiapas Mexico Village - 169 km
Sólo Dios Chiapas Mexico Village - 169 km
Brito Escuintla Guatemala Village - 170 km
Playa Grande Quiché Guatemala Village - 171 km
San José Escuintla Guatemala City 19000 people 172 km
La Independencia Chiapas Mexico Village - 172 km
San Antonio Chiapas Mexico Village - 173 km
Santa Cruz Alta Verapaz Guatemala Village - 174 km
Chato Guatemala Guatemala Village - 174 km
Copante Guatemala Guatemala Village - 174 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Intensity Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Tapachula 110 0 35 km
Tapachula International TAP 29 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 46 km
Retalhuleu 200 Civ. Paved No 4900 60 km
Quezaltenango 2363 0 54 km
Huehuetenango HUG unknown 0 68 km
San Antonio Copalar 1520 0 131 km
El Naranjo ENJ unknown 0 158 km
La Aurora GUA 1509 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 163 km
San Jose 9 Civ. Paved No 6500 170 km
Coban CBV 1323 Civ. Paved No 2600 178 km
San Cristobal de Las Casas 2341 0 198 km
Rubelsanto RUV 130 0 200 km
Francisco Sarabia 579 0 232 km
Llano San Juan TGZ 1052 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 246 km
Inta Northeast 155 0 247 km
Tenosique 25 0 281 km
Palenque PQM 61 0 282 km
Xam XAM unknown 0 310 km
Ciudad Pemex 6 0 325 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Puerto Madero MXPMD Mexico 55 km
Champerico GTCHR Guatemala 78 km
Playa Grande Guatemala 111 km
San Jose GTSJO Guatemala 172 km
San Jose GTSJO Guatemala 172 km
Puerto Quetzail GTPRQ Guatemala 175 km
Acajutla SVAQJ El Salvador 279 km
Concepcion Mexico 306 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
El Portillo Cuxtepeques 1980 149 km
Pueblo Viejo Chixoy 1983 164 km
Angostura La Angostura Grijalva 1974 178 km

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