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.

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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 ,of Escuintla (population 119,984) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
140000 people
170000 people
<1000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1214920 14.178/-90.67 5.6 99.65 4.06 18 Jun 2018 02:52 00:19 (new episode)
2 0 1214920 14.178/-90.67 5.6 99.65 5.78 18 Jun 2018 04:40 02:08 (upd of #1)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Escuintla Guatemala 120000 people
Escuintla Guatemala 150000 people
Sacatepequez Guatemala 1000 people
Chimaltenango Guatemala 2400 people
Escuintla Guatemala 450000 people
Santa Rosa Guatemala 390000 people
Guatemala Guatemala 3.2 million people
Sacatepequez Guatemala 390000 people
Chimaltenango Guatemala 550000 people
Jutiapa Guatemala 510000 people
Suchitepequez Guatemala 530000 people
Jalapa Guatemala 300000 people
Solola Guatemala 360000 people
El Progreso Guatemala 190000 people
Ahuachapan El Salvador 340000 people
Baja Verapaz Guatemala 230000 people
Quiche Guatemala 410000 people
Sonsonate El Salvador 420000 people
Totonicapan Guatemala 410000 people
Santa Ana El Salvador 500000 people
Retalhuleu Guatemala 330000 people
Quezaltenango Guatemala 360000 people
Chiquimula Guatemala 27000 people
Zacapa Guatemala 43000 people
Alta Verapaz Guatemala 62000 people
Chalatenango El Salvador 12000 people
La Libertad El Salvador 110000 people
San Marcos Guatemala 89000 people
San Salvador El Salvador 15000 people
Izabal Guatemala 3600 people
Cuscatlan El Salvador 1200 people
Chiapas Mexico 49000 people
Guatemala Guatemala 110000 people
Jutiapa Guatemala <1000 people
Suchitepequez Guatemala 4400 people
Jalapa Guatemala 8900 people
Solola Guatemala 52000 people
El Progreso Guatemala 11000 people
Baja Verapaz Guatemala 76000 people
Quiche Guatemala 390000 people
Sonsonate El Salvador 46000 people
Totonicapan Guatemala 47000 people
Santa Ana El Salvador 75000 people
Retalhuleu Guatemala 3600 people
Quezaltenango Guatemala 410000 people
Chiquimula Guatemala 380000 people
Zacapa Guatemala 190000 people
Alta Verapaz Guatemala 930000 people
Chalatenango El Salvador 180000 people
Huehuetenango Guatemala 710000 people
La Libertad El Salvador 580000 people
San Marcos Guatemala 900000 people
Ocotepeque Honduras 130000 people
San Salvador El Salvador 1.7 million people
Izabal Guatemala 270000 people
Cuscatlan El Salvador 230000 people
Chiapas Mexico 1 million people
Copan Honduras 300000 people
Lempira Honduras 31000 people
Cabanas El Salvador 140000 people
San Vicente El Salvador 150000 people
Peten Guatemala 150000 people
Usulutan El Salvador 89000 people
Intibuca Honduras <1000 people
San Miguel El Salvador <1000 people
Toledo Belize 1800 people
La Paz Honduras 320000 people
Cortes Honduras <1000 people
Comayagua Honduras 3200 people
Cayo Belize <1000 people
Francisco Morazan Honduras 5700 people
Chinandega Nicaragua 21000 people
Atlantida Honduras 15000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Escuintla Escuintla Guatemala City 100000 people 19 km
Masagua Escuintla Guatemala Village 9900 people 19 km
La Democracia Escuintla Guatemala Village - 30 km
El Zapote Escuintla Guatemala Village - 32 km
Siquinalá Escuintla Guatemala Village - 35 km
Santa Lucia Cotz Escuintla Guatemala Village - 42 km
Brito Escuintla Guatemala Village - 4 km
El Pescador Guatemala Guatemala Village - 18 km
Pozitos Escuintla Guatemala Village - 19 km
Cuje Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 22 km
Obero Escuintla Guatemala City - 23 km
Las Pozas Guatemala Guatemala Village - 25 km
Taxisco Santa Rosa Guatemala Village 6400 people 25 km
Iztapa Escuintla Guatemala Village 4000 people 28 km
Papaturro Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 29 km
Santa Elena Barillas Guatemala Guatemala Village - 29 km
Guazacapán Santa Rosa Guatemala City - 30 km
Ceiba Amelia Escuintla Guatemala Village - 31 km
San José Escuintla Guatemala City 19000 people 32 km
Amatitlán Guatemala Guatemala City 48000 people 33 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
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
Cuilapa Santa Rosa Guatemala City 16000 people 41 km
San Rafael Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 41 km
Antigua Sacatepéquez Guatemala Major city 21000 people 42 km
Santa María Ixhuatán Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 43 km
Estanzuela Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 45 km
La Soledad Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 46 km
Santa Catarina Pinula Guatemala Guatemala Village 68000 people 47 km
Los Cerritos Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 47 km
Jumaytepeque Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 48 km
Las Playas Escuintla Guatemala Village - 49 km
Parramos Chimaltenango Guatemala Village 9500 people 50 km
El Manzanillo Sacatepéquez Guatemala Village - 50 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
Casillas Santa Rosa Guatemala Village 8900 people 53 km
Tejar Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 53 km
San José Acatempa Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 54 km
Cerro Colorado Escuintla Guatemala Village - 54 km
Chimaltenango Chimaltenango Guatemala City 82000 people 56 km
San Juan Tapalapa Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 56 km
San Pedro Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 58 km
Sipacate Escuintla Guatemala Village - 58 km
La Sierra Jalapa Guatemala Village - 59 km
Patulul Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village 14000 people 59 km
Poza Verde Escuintla Guatemala Village - 61 km
Chontal Escuintla Guatemala Village - 62 km
San Rafael Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 63 km
San Raimundo Guatemala Guatemala Village - 65 km
Moyuta Santa Rosa Guatemala Village 8100 people 66 km
Comalapa Chimaltenango Guatemala City 21000 people 66 km
Santa Bárbara Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 66 km
Patzún Chimaltenango Guatemala City 18000 people 67 km
Poza Escuintla Guatemala Village - 69 km
Barra de la Gabina Jutiapa Guatemala Village - 69 km
Ayarza Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 70 km
Conguaco Santa Rosa Guatemala Village 3400 people 70 km
Jalpatagua Jutiapa Guatemala Village 10000 people 72 km
Chibatutuy Guatemala Guatemala Village - 73 km
Pamanzana Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 73 km
Caserío El Guayabo Ahuachapán El Salvador Village - 73 km
Río Bravo Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village 7500 people 74 km
Garibaldi Guatemala Guatemala Village - 75 km
San Carlos Alzatate Jalapa Guatemala Village - 75 km
Pueblo Nuevo Tiquisate Escuintla Guatemala Village - 75 km
San José Poaquil Chimaltenango Guatemala City - 75 km
Tecojate Escuintla Guatemala Village - 76 km
Las Champas Jutiapa Guatemala Village - 78 km
Rincón del Río Jutiapa Guatemala Village - 78 km
Santiago Atitlán Sololá Guatemala City - 79 km
Estancia de García Baja Verapaz Guatemala Village - 79 km
Copante Guatemala Guatemala Village - 79 km
Chicacao Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village 20000 people 81 km
Cara Ahuachapán El Salvador Village - 82 km
Comapa Jutiapa Guatemala Village 1500 people 82 km
Valle Nuevo Jutiapa Guatemala Village - 83 km
Pachalum Quiché Guatemala Village - 83 km
San Antonio Baja Verapaz Guatemala Village - 83 km
Sanarate El Progreso Guatemala Village 16000 people 84 km
Barra Madre Vieja Escuintla Guatemala Village - 84 km
Jutiapa Jutiapa Guatemala City 34000 people 84 km
Tacuba Ahuachapán El Salvador Village 5100 people 86 km
Sololá Sololá Guatemala City 10000 people 86 km
San Pedro Sololá Guatemala Village - 86 km
Bolivia Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 86 km
Jalapa Jalapa Guatemala City 45000 people 89 km
Mal Paso Jalapa Guatemala Village - 89 km
El Chol Baja Verapaz Guatemala Village 2400 people 90 km
San Antonio Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 90 km
Santa Clara Sololá Guatemala Village - 90 km
Progreso Jutiapa Guatemala Village - 91 km
Los Encuentros Sololá Guatemala Village - 91 km
Joyabaj Quiché Guatemala Village 13000 people 92 km
Santa Lucía Sololá Guatemala Village - 92 km
Monjas Jalapa Guatemala Village 10000 people 93 km
Ahuachapán Ahuachapán El Salvador City 33000 people 94 km
Chato Guatemala Guatemala Village - 65 km
Santa María Quezaltenango Guatemala Village - 110 km
La Montaña Quiché Guatemala Village - 121 km
Arrozal El Progreso Guatemala Village - 121 km
Los Pajales Quiché Guatemala Village - 122 km
San Juan Ostuncalco Quezaltenango Guatemala Village - 128 km
Colomba Quezaltenango Guatemala Village 19000 people 128 km
Cuisnahuat Sonsonate El Salvador Village - 130 km
Coatepeque Santa Ana El Salvador Village 5700 people 131 km
San Miguel Uspantán Quiché Guatemala Village - 131 km
Uspantán Quiché Guatemala Village - 131 km
Chubillil Quiché Guatemala Village - 131 km
Pologuá Totonicapán Guatemala Village - 131 km
El Sauce Sonsonate El Salvador Village - 132 km
Quebrada de López Chiquimula Guatemala Village - 132 km
Huité Zacapa Guatemala Village - 132 km
Metapán Santa Ana El Salvador Village 17000 people 133 km
San Cristóbal Verapaz Alta Verapaz Guatemala City - 133 km
Pancoj Alta Verapaz Guatemala Village - 133 km
Cunen Quiche Guatemala Village - 134 km
El Guineo Santa Ana El Salvador Village - 134 km
Armenia Sonsonate El Salvador City 15000 people 135 km
Concepción Chiquimula Guatemala Village - 137 km
Tucurú Alta Verapaz Guatemala Village - 137 km
Macalajau Quiché Guatemala Village - 138 km
Caulotales Zacapa Guatemala Village - 138 km
Saquixim Alta Verapaz Guatemala Village - 139 km
Chiquimula Chiquimula Guatemala City 41000 people 139 km
El Níspero La Libertad El Salvador Village - 140 km
Las Pacayas Quiché Guatemala Village - 141 km
Santa Clara San Marcos Guatemala Village - 142 km
Quezaltepeque Chiquimula Guatemala Village 4000 people 142 km
El Terrero Zacapa Guatemala Village - 143 km
Vixbén Quezaltenango Guatemala Village - 145 km
Río Blanco San Marcos Guatemala Village - 145 km
Cumbre la Florida Alta Verapaz Guatemala Village - 145 km
Chiltiupán La Libertad El Salvador Village - 145 km
San Pablo Tacachico La Libertad El Salvador Village 3000 people 145 km
Cobán Alta Verapaz Guatemala City 46000 people 147 km
Putul Quiché Guatemala Village - 147 km
Santa AnaMalacatán Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 148 km
Hacienda Taquillo La Libertad El Salvador Village - 148 km
San Marcos San Marcos Guatemala Village 25000 people 148 km
Esquipulas Chiquimula Guatemala City 21000 people 148 km
Sequixpur Alta Verapaz Guatemala Village - 148 km
Papaljá Alta Verapaz Guatemala Village - 148 km
San Pedro Carchá Alta Verapaz Guatemala Village - 148 km
Nueva Concepción Chalatenango El Salvador Village 8100 people 149 km
Minas Abajo Chiquimula Guatemala Village - 149 km
El Botoncillal La Libertad El Salvador Village - 149 km
Chajul Quiche Guatemala Village 12000 people 150 km
Zacapa Zacapa Guatemala Village 36000 people 151 km
Jesus Maria Zacapa Guatemala Village - 151 km
San Francisco El Potrerón La Libertad El Salvador Village - 152 km
Huehuetenango Huehuetenango Guatemala Village 78000 people 152 km
Chuatuj Quiché Guatemala Village - 153 km
Talquesal Chiquimula Guatemala Village - 154 km
Quequesiguán San Marcos Guatemala Village - 154 km
Aguacatan Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 155 km
Quezaltepeque La Libertad El Salvador City 28000 people 155 km
Llano de la Virgen Chalatenango El Salvador Village - 155 km
Jocotán Chiquimula Guatemala Village - 156 km
Agua Caliente Chalatenango El Salvador Village - 156 km
Lancetillo Quiché Guatemala Village - 157 km
El Tumbador San Marcos Guatemala Village 7500 people 157 km
Camotán Chiquimula Guatemala Village - 158 km
San Rafael San Marcos Guatemala Village - 158 km
Canlún Alta Verapaz Guatemala Village - 158 km
El Amparo San Marcos Guatemala Village - 159 km
Sumal Quiché Guatemala Village - 159 km
Llano Largo Zacapa Guatemala Village - 159 km
La Pepesca Zacapa Guatemala Village - 159 km
San Sebastián San Marcos Guatemala Village - 159 km
Nueva San Salvador La Libertad El Salvador City 120000 people 159 km
Rincón Chiquimula Guatemala Village - 160 km
Finca Santa Elena La Libertad El Salvador Village - 162 km
Aguilares San Salvador El Salvador Village 21000 people 162 km
Las Dispensas La Libertad El Salvador Village - 163 km
La Palma Chalatenango El Salvador Village 3100 people 163 km
Agua Caliente Alta Verapaz Guatemala Village - 163 km
Nuevo Cuscatlán La Libertad El Salvador Village 6500 people 163 km
Nueva Ocotepeque Ocotepeque Honduras Village - 163 km
La Reina Chalatenango El Salvador Village - 164 km
Cabá Quiché Guatemala Village - 164 km
Chiacam Alta Verapaz Guatemala Village - 164 km
La Libertad La Libertad El Salvador City 17000 people 164 km
Senahú Alta Verapaz Guatemala Village - 165 km
Guasapa San Salvador El Salvador Village - 165 km
Apopa San Salvador El Salvador City 110000 people 166 km
Chaumagua Chiquimula Guatemala Village - 166 km
San Salvador San Salvador El Salvador Capital 520000 people 167 km
San Miguel Ixtahuacán San Marcos Guatemala Village - 167 km
Huizúcar La Libertad El Salvador Village - 168 km
Ocós San Marcos Guatemala Village - 168 km
Santa Isabel Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 168 km
Sepur Izabal Guatemala Village - 168 km
Seconón Alta Verapaz Guatemala Village - 169 km
Chicanutz Alta Verapaz Guatemala Village - 169 km
Bordo Chiquimula Guatemala Village - 169 km
Catarina San Marcos Guatemala Village 3000 people 169 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
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
Retalhuleu 200 Civ. Paved No 4900 117 km
Quezaltenango 2363 0 118 km
Rio Sucio Highway Strip 491 0 147 km
Chiquimula CIQ unknown 0 139 km
Coban CBV 1323 Civ. Paved No 2600 146 km
Huehuetenango HUG unknown 0 154 km
Ilopango International 616 Civ. Paved Yes 7300 176 km
Copan RUY unknown 0 181 km
Tapachula 110 0 192 km
El Salvador International SAL 31 Civ. Paved Yes 10500 193 km
Tapachula International TAP 29 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 196 km
Cucuyagua 805 0 200 km
Inta Northeast 155 0 201 km
Palacios PCH unknown 0 202 km
Rubelsanto RUV 130 0 202 km
El Playon 79 0 222 km
Bananera 40 0 244 km
La Carrera 52 0 253 km
Palenque PQM 61 0 397 km

Ports

Intensity 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
Acajutla SVAQJ El Salvador 112 km
Champerico GTCHR Guatemala 134 km
La Libertad SVLLD El Salvador 165 km
Puerto Madero MXPMD Mexico 197 km
Puerto El Triunfo El Salvador 250 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Pueblo Viejo Chixoy 1983 123 km
Cerron Grande Lempa 1973 189 km
5 de Noviembre Lempa n/a 207 km

More information

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