Overall Green Earthquake alert in Guatemala on 15 Jan 2021 16:10 UTC

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M 5.9 in Guatemala on 15 Jan 2021 16:10 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:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	13.9032 , -92.0934
Event Date:	15 Jan 2021 16:10 UTC 15 Jan 2021 10:10 Local
Exposed Population:	1220000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us7000d0d0
Inserted at:	15 Jan 2021 16:27 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 (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000d0d0	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1353052		0	15 Jan 2021 16:10	5.9M, 10km	4.11	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:17	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 Retalhuleu (population 672) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	no people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1353052	13.903/-92.093	5.9	10.0	4.111	15 Jan 2021 16:30	00:19	(new episode)
2	1353052	13.903/-92.093	5.9	10.0	4.113	15 Jan 2021 17:33	01:23	(upd of #1)
3	1353052	13.903/-92.093	5.9	10.0	4.113	15 Jan 2021 18:16	02:05	(upd of #2)
4	1353052	13.903/-92.093	5.9	10.0	4.113	16 Jan 2021 16:15	1d 00:05	(upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Retalhuleu	Guatemala	330000 people
Suchitepequez	Guatemala	360000 people
Escuintla	Guatemala	170000 people
San Marcos	Guatemala	160000 people
Quezaltenango	Guatemala	200000 people
Chiapas	Mexico	100000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Champerico	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	City	7700 people	47 km
Tahuesco	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	58 km
Nueva Venecia	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	62 km
Jesús la Bomba	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	63 km
Nueva Candalaria	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	65 km
Ocós	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	68 km
Bracitos	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	69 km
Puerta Privada	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	72 km
Barra Madre Vieja	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	73 km
Bolivia	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	74 km
La Blanca	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	75 km
Limones	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	77 km
Seccion Pacaya	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	77 km
Boxomá	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	79 km
Tecojate	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	81 km
Patut	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	83 km
Retalhuleu	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	City	44000 people	83 km
Tecun Uman	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	86 km
Ciudad Hidalgo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	86 km
Pucá	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	87 km
Flores Costa Cuca	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	12000 people	88 km
Pueblo Nuevo Tiquisate	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	90 km
Poza	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	90 km
San Lorenzo	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	2100 people	91 km
Cuyotenango	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	11000 people	91 km
Pajapita	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	8000 people	92 km
Mazatenango	Suchitepequez	Guatemala	City	36000 people	94 km
Chontal	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	96 km
Finca Los Ángeles	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	96 km
Delicias	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	97 km
Puerto de San Benito	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	97 km
Poza Verde	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	98 km
Colomba	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	19000 people	98 km
Río Bravo	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	7500 people	99 km
San Antonio	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	102 km
Sipacate	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	102 km
Cerro Colorado	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	104 km
Metapa	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	104 km
La Gomera	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	24000 people	104 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
	Retalhuleu		200	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	80 km
	Tapachula International	TAP	29	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	103 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Champerico	GTCHR	Guatemala	46 km
Playa Grande		Guatemala	66 km
Puerto Madero	MXPMD	Mexico	96 km

More information

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