M 5.9 in El Salvador on 31 Jul 2019 05:54 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: 5.9M
Depth: 72.5 Km
Lat/Lon: 13.2662 , -89.3376
Event Date: 31 Jul 2019 05:54 UTC
30 Jul 2019 23:54 Local
Exposed Population: 1300000 people in MMI
4860000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us60004xtc
Inserted at: 01 Aug 2019 05:58 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
us60004xtc Scaled population (raster) 0  
  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
1267620 0 31 Jul 2019 05:54 5.9M, 72.5km 5.04 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 1d 00:03 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 El Salvador ,of La Libertad (population 176,908) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
1.3 million people
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1267620 13.266/-89.338 5.9 72.5 4.651 31 Jul 2019 06:08 00:13 (new episode)
2 0 1267620 13.266/-89.338 5.9 72.5 5.02 31 Jul 2019 06:22 00:27 (upd of #1)
3 0 1267620 13.266/-89.338 5.9 72.5 5.052 31 Jul 2019 07:58 02:03 (upd of #2)
4 0 1267620 13.266/-89.338 5.9 72.5 5.045 01 Aug 2019 05:58 1d 00:03 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
La Libertad El Salvador 180000 people
La Paz El Salvador 130000 people
San Salvador El Salvador 820000 people
Sonsonate El Salvador 5000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
La Libertad La Libertad El Salvador City 17000 people 24 km
Cangrejera La Libertad El Salvador Village - 28 km
Hacienda Taquillo La Libertad El Salvador Village - 31 km
Las Dispensas La Libertad El Salvador Village - 36 km
El Carrizal San Salvador El Salvador Village - 37 km
Huizúcar La Libertad El Salvador Village - 37 km
El Níspero La Libertad El Salvador Village - 37 km
Chiltiupán La Libertad El Salvador Village - 38 km
Olocuilta La Paz El Salvador Village 6200 people 41 km
Panchimalco San Salvador El Salvador Village 6700 people 42 km
El Rosario La Paz El Salvador Village 5500 people 43 km
Nuevo Cuscatlán La Libertad El Salvador Village 6500 people 43 km
La Herradura La Paz El Salvador Village - 43 km
Guadalupe la Zorra La Paz El Salvador Village - 50 km
San Salvador San Salvador El Salvador Capital 520000 people 51 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 Salvador International SAL 31 Civ. Paved Yes 10500 36 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
La Libertad SVLLD El Salvador 24 km

More information

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