Overall Green Earthquake alert in El Salvador on 24 Nov 2016 18:43 UTC

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M 7 in El Salvador on 24 Nov 2016 18:43 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:	7.0M
Depth:	10.34 Km
Lat/Lon:	11.9597 , -88.8355
Event Date:	24 Nov 2016 18:43 UTC 24 Nov 2016 12:43 Local
Exposed Population:	No people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10007c4w
Inserted at:	24 Nov 2016 19:09 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake	Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	0	0.1		0.5
us10007c4w	Scaled population (vector)	Max wave scenario	0m
	C1 earthquake	Max wave realtime	0.09m
	C2 earthquake
	Country Vulnerability
	INFORM_normalised

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1148086	0.5	24 Nov 2016 18:43	7M, 49km	N/A	No people affected (in 100km)	0.1m (at 01:10)	00:09	GEOFON
1148087	0.1	24 Nov 2016 18:43	7.2M, 33km	N/A	No people affected (in 100km)	0.1m (at 01:00)	00:07	PTWC
1148090	0.1	24 Nov 2016 18:43	7.2M, 33km	N/A	No people affected (in 100km)	0.1m (at 01:10)	00:10	NTWC
1148096	0.5	24 Nov 2016 18:43	7M, 10.34km	N/A	No people affected (in 100km)	0.1m (at 01:06)	00:25	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 Usulutan (population 375,811) . The alertlevel for this event is Green

Intensity	Population
	no people
	no people
	no people
	no people
	no people

Shakemaps Timeline

Alert	Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
	1	0	1148096	11.96/-88.836	7	10.34	0	24 Nov 2016 19:13	00:29	(new episode)
	2	0	1148096	11.96/-88.836	7	10.34	0	24 Nov 2016 20:46	02:02	(upd of #1)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Usulutan	El Salvador	380000 people
San Vicente	El Salvador	170000 people
La Paz	El Salvador	310000 people
San Miguel	El Salvador	390000 people
La Union	El Salvador	180000 people
Chinandega	Nicaragua	330000 people
La Libertad	El Salvador	590000 people
San Salvador	El Salvador	1.6 million people
Cuscatlan	El Salvador	210000 people
Sonsonate	El Salvador	140000 people
Leon	Nicaragua	240000 people
Morazan	El Salvador	63000 people
Valle	Honduras	87000 people
Cabanas	El Salvador	54000 people
Choluteca	Honduras	240000 people
Santa Ana	El Salvador	5900 people
Ahuachapan	El Salvador	11000 people
Chalatenango	El Salvador	11000 people
Managua	Nicaragua	1400 people
Jutiapa	Guatemala	16000 people
Santa Rosa	Guatemala	5000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
El Espíritu Santo	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	144 km
Balneario El Espino	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	147 km
Las Mesas	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	147 km
Puerto Del Triunfo	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	149 km
Caserío Los Pozos	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	149 km
Cantón San José de la Montaña	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	-	150 km
La Periquera	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	151 km
Iglesia Vieja	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	152 km
Guadalupe la Zorra	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	-	154 km
Jiquilisco	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	9100 people	154 km
La Herradura	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	-	155 km
Jucuarán	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	1400 people	157 km
Caserío San Carlos	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	157 km
Usulután	Usulután	El Salvador	City	43000 people	160 km
Barrio Nuevo	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	163 km
San Agustín	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	1800 people	165 km
San Rafael Oriente	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	166 km
El Transito	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	8300 people	167 km
El Tanque	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	167 km
El Caracol	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	169 km
San Jorge	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	170 km
Cangrejera	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	171 km
El Rosario	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	5500 people	171 km
Zacatecoluca	La Paz	El Salvador	City	39000 people	171 km
Santiago Nonualco	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	9400 people	172 km
Berlín	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	9300 people	173 km
Santiago de María	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	12000 people	173 km
Cantora	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	174 km
La Esperanza	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	175 km
La Chácara	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	177 km
Buena Vista	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	-	177 km
Aposentillo	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	177 km
La Libertad	La Libertad	El Salvador	City	17000 people	177 km
El Cacao	La Unión	El Salvador	Village	-	178 km
Petacaltepe	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	179 km
Jucuapa	Usulután	El Salvador	City	10000 people	179 km
Olocuilta	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	6200 people	181 km
Santo Tomás	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	181 km
La Cruz	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	181 km
San Miguel	San Miguel	El Salvador	City	160000 people	182 km
San Pedro Nonualco	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	-	182 km
El Carrizal	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	-	183 km
Las Pozas	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	184 km
San Juan Tepezontes	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	-	185 km
Hacienda Taquillo	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	185 km
Huizúcar	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	185 km
La Unión	La Unión	El Salvador	City	23000 people	186 km
San Vicente	San Vicente	El Salvador	City	37000 people	186 km
Panchimalco	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	6700 people	186 km
Fátima	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	186 km
El Fortín	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	187 km
Nuevo Tepetitán	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	187 km
Las Dispensas	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	187 km
Apante	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	187 km
Santiago Texacuangos	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	-	188 km
Linda Vista	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	189 km
El Guayabito	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	189 km
El Níspero	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	189 km
Uluazapa	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	190 km
Candelaria	Cuscatlán	El Salvador	Village	-	192 km
Nuevo Cuscatlán	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	6500 people	192 km
Chiltiupán	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	193 km
El Mogotillo	La Unión	El Salvador	Village	-	194 km
San Francisco El Potrerón	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	194 km
Cojutepeque	Cuscatlán	El Salvador	City	48000 people	195 km
Finca Santa Elena	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	195 km
San Ildefonso	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	195 km
Chapeltique	San Miguel	El Salvador	City	3100 people	196 km
Managuara	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	196 km
Nueva San Salvador	La Libertad	El Salvador	City	120000 people	196 km
Santa Lucía	La Unión	El Salvador	Village	-	196 km
El Viejo	Chinandega	Nicaragua	City	53000 people	197 km
Puerto el Barquito	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	197 km
São Salvador	San Salvador	El Salvador	Capital	520000 people	197 km
San Salvador	San Salvador	El Salvador	Capital	520000 people	197 km
Murucagua	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	199 km
El Cacao	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	199 km
Chinandega	Chinandega	Nicaragua	City	130000 people	200 km
Guatajiagua	Morazán	El Salvador	Village	5200 people	200 km
El Capulín	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	200 km
Poneloya	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	201 km
Sesori	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	1400 people	201 km
Corinto	León	Nicaragua	Village	19000 people	202 km
Puerto Grande	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	202 km
Jocoro	Morazán	El Salvador	Village	4200 people	203 km
Cedeño	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	203 km
El Botoncillal	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	204 km
El Moray	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	204 km
San José	La Unión	El Salvador	Village	-	204 km
Colonia Adela	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	205 km
San Miguelito	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	206 km
Puerto Morazán	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	5500 people	206 km
Apopa	San Salvador	El Salvador	City	110000 people	207 km
San Francisco Gotera	Morazán	El Salvador	Village	-	208 km
Chichigalpa	Chinandega	Nicaragua	City	33000 people	208 km
Ilobasco	Cabañas	El Salvador	City	23000 people	208 km
Alto de Jesús	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	208 km
Estero del Espino	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	208 km
Agua Salada	La Unión	El Salvador	Village	-	209 km
Montepeque	Cuscatlán	El Salvador	Village	-	209 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
La Carrera		52				0	154 km
El Playon		79				0	166 km
El Salvador International	SAL	31	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10500	166 km
Tamarindo		3				0	167 km
El Papalon		68				0	181 km
Ilopango International		616	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7300	195 km
Rio Sucio Highway Strip		491				0	209 km
Santa Rosa de Lima		36				0	211 km
Fanor Urroz		100				0	217 km
San Lorenzo		20				0	222 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Puerto El Triunfo		El Salvador	148 km
La Libertad	SVLLD	El Salvador	176 km
La Union	SVLUN	El Salvador	186 km
Corinto	NICIO	Nicaragua	189 km
Acajutla	SVAQJ	El Salvador	209 km
San Lorenzo	HNSLO	Honduras	220 km
Puerto Sandino	NIPSN	Nicaragua	227 km

Dams

Intensity	Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
		15 de Septiembre	Lempa	n/a	187 km

More information

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