M 5.7 in Guatemala on 12 Oct 2018 21:09 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: 5.7M
Depth: 63.44 Km
Lat/Lon: 14.1932 , -91.1774
Event Date: 12 Oct 2018 21:09 UTC
12 Oct 2018 15:09 Local
Exposed Population: 7840000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000hbcu
Inserted at: 12 Oct 2018 23:19 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 5.5 (Guatemala)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us1000hbcu Scaled population (vector) 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
1231497 0.5 12 Oct 2018 21:09 5.6M, 66.52km 3.79 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:17 NEIC
1231511 0 12 Oct 2018 21:09 5.7M, 63.44km 3.96 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 02:09 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 326,733) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people
2.1 million people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1231497 14.187/-91.224 5.6 66.52 4.3 12 Oct 2018 21:27 00:17 (new episode)
2 0 1231497 14.187/-91.224 5.6 66.52 4.3 12 Oct 2018 21:27 00:17 (upd of #1)
3 0 1231497 14.187/-91.224 5.6 66.52 3.96 12 Oct 2018 23:11 02:02 (upd of #2)
4 0 1231511 14.193/-91.177 5.7 63.44 3.79 12 Oct 2018 23:19 02:09 (new episode)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Escuintla Guatemala 330000 people
Suchitepequez Guatemala 96000 people
Retalhuleu Guatemala 8800 people
Santa Rosa Guatemala <1000 people
Escuintla Guatemala 390000 people
Suchitepequez Guatemala 440000 people
Chimaltenango Guatemala 550000 people
Solola Guatemala 410000 people
Sacatepequez Guatemala 400000 people
Retalhuleu Guatemala 330000 people
Santa Rosa Guatemala 390000 people
Guatemala Guatemala 3.3 million people
Quezaltenango Guatemala 770000 people
Quiche Guatemala 770000 people
Totonicapan Guatemala 460000 people
San Marcos Guatemala 970000 people
Baja Verapaz Guatemala 270000 people
Jutiapa Guatemala 510000 people
Jalapa Guatemala 300000 people
El Progreso Guatemala 190000 people
Huehuetenango Guatemala 430000 people
Chiapas Mexico 830000 people
Ahuachapan El Salvador 340000 people
Alta Verapaz Guatemala 440000 people
Sonsonate El Salvador 400000 people
Santa Ana El Salvador 460000 people
Zacapa Guatemala 70000 people
Chiquimula Guatemala 26000 people
La Libertad El Salvador 120000 people
Chalatenango El Salvador 17000 people
Izabal Guatemala 8500 people
San Salvador El Salvador 20000 people
Cuscatlan El Salvador 3100 people
Peten Guatemala 47000 people
La Paz El Salvador 25000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Cerro Colorado Escuintla Guatemala Village - 3 km
Las Playas Escuintla Guatemala Village - 5 km
Poza Verde Escuintla Guatemala Village - 6 km
La Gomera Escuintla Guatemala Village 24000 people 12 km
Poza Escuintla Guatemala Village - 14 km
Chontal Escuintla Guatemala Village - 21 km
Pueblo Nuevo Tiquisate Escuintla Guatemala Village - 22 km
Ceiba Amelia Escuintla Guatemala Village - 24 km
La Democracia Escuintla Guatemala Village - 25 km
Río Bravo Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village 7500 people 27 km
Sipacate Escuintla Guatemala Village - 29 km
Tecojate Escuintla Guatemala Village - 30 km
Bolivia Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 32 km
Masagua Escuintla Guatemala Village 9900 people 36 km
Bracitos Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 41 km
Obero Escuintla Guatemala City - 41 km
Santa Lucia Cotz Escuintla Guatemala Village - 23 km
Patulul Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village 14000 people 25 km
Siquinalá Escuintla Guatemala Village - 26 km
Santa Bárbara Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 27 km
Barra Madre Vieja Escuintla Guatemala Village - 34 km
El Zapote Escuintla Guatemala Village - 39 km
La Barrita Escuintla Guatemala Village - 42 km
Chicacao Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village 20000 people 42 km
Nueva Venecia Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 42 km
Patut Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 44 km
Escuintla Escuintla Guatemala City 100000 people 44 km
San Antonio Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 46 km
Tahuesco Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 47 km
Acatenango Chimaltenango Guatemala Village 7000 people 48 km
San Lorenzo Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village 2100 people 48 km
San José Escuintla Guatemala City 19000 people 48 km
Santiago Atitlán Sololá Guatemala City - 49 km
La Soledad Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 50 km
Alotenango Sacatepéquez Guatemala Village 17000 people 51 km
Mazatenango Suchitepequez Guatemala City 36000 people 51 km
San Pablo Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 52 km
Masá Sololá Guatemala Village - 55 km
Brito Escuintla Guatemala Village - 56 km
San Pedro Sololá Guatemala Village - 56 km
Patzún Chimaltenango Guatemala City 18000 people 56 km
Ciudad Vieja Sacatepéquez Guatemala Village 30000 people 57 km
Cuyotenango Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village 11000 people 57 km
Iztapa Escuintla Guatemala Village 4000 people 58 km
Santa Clara Sololá Guatemala Village - 59 km
Boxomá Retalhuleu Guatemala Village - 60 km
Parramos Chimaltenango Guatemala Village 9500 people 61 km
Puerta Privada Retalhuleu Guatemala Village - 62 km
Antigua Sacatepéquez Guatemala Major city 21000 people 62 km
Nueva Candalaria Retalhuleu Guatemala Village - 63 km
San Felipe Suchitepequez Guatemala Village 8800 people 64 km
Chimaltenango Chimaltenango Guatemala City 82000 people 64 km
Sololá Sololá Guatemala City 10000 people 64 km
Santa Lucía Sololá Guatemala Village - 65 km
Pozitos Escuintla Guatemala Village - 65 km
Pucá Retalhuleu Guatemala Village - 65 km
Finca Los Ángeles Retalhuleu Guatemala Village - 65 km
Tejar Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 65 km
Retalhuleu Retalhuleu Guatemala City 44000 people 66 km
Pamanzana Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 66 km
Amatitlán Guatemala Guatemala City 48000 people 67 km
Comalapa Chimaltenango Guatemala City 21000 people 68 km
Papaturro Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 69 km
Santa María Quezaltenango Guatemala Village - 70 km
Las Pozas Guatemala Guatemala Village - 70 km
El Pescador Guatemala Guatemala Village - 71 km
Santa Elena Barillas Guatemala Guatemala Village - 73 km
El Manzanillo Sacatepéquez Guatemala Village - 73 km
Nahualá Sololá Guatemala Village - 73 km
Los Encuentros Sololá Guatemala Village - 74 km
Cantel Quezaltenango Guatemala Village 26000 people 75 km
San José Poaquil Chimaltenango Guatemala City - 75 km
Cuje Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 76 km
Taxisco Santa Rosa Guatemala Village 6400 people 78 km
Mixco Guatemala Guatemala City 470000 people 79 km
Jesús la Bomba Retalhuleu Guatemala Village - 79 km
Champerico Retalhuleu Guatemala City 7700 people 80 km
Quezaltenango Quezaltenango Guatemala Major city 120000 people 80 km
El Pumpo Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 81 km
La Avellana Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 82 km
Colomba Quezaltenango Guatemala Village 19000 people 83 km
Los Verdes Guatemala Guatemala Village - 83 km
Guazacapán Santa Rosa Guatemala City - 83 km
Chichicastenango Quiché Guatemala Village 78000 people 83 km
Santa Catarina Pinula Guatemala Guatemala Village 68000 people 84 km
Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala Capital 1.7 million people 84 km
Totonicapán Totonicapán Guatemala Village 9300 people 85 km
Fraijanes Guatemala Guatemala Village 28000 people 85 km
Flores Costa Cuca Quezaltenango Guatemala Village 12000 people 86 km
Agua Dulce Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 87 km
El Jobito Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 87 km
San Juan Ostuncalco Quezaltenango Guatemala Village - 89 km
San Raimundo Guatemala Guatemala Village - 89 km
San Rafael Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 90 km
Chinique Quiche Guatemala Village 2700 people 93 km
Seccion Pacaya Quezaltenango Guatemala Village - 94 km
Cuilapa Santa Rosa Guatemala City 16000 people 95 km
San Pedro Jocopilas Quiche Guatemala Village 1000 people 95 km
Santa Clara San Marcos Guatemala Village - 96 km
San Carlos Totonicapan Guatemala Village - 96 km
Joyabaj Quiché Guatemala Village 13000 people 97 km
Momostenango Totonicapan Guatemala Village 31000 people 97 km
Santa María Ixhuatán Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 98 km
Estanzuela Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 98 km
Pachalum Quiché Guatemala Village - 98 km
Los Cerritos Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 99 km
Chajbal Quiché Guatemala Village - 100 km
Chibatutuy Guatemala Guatemala Village - 100 km
Pologuá Totonicapán Guatemala Village - 100 km
Jumaytepeque Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 101 km
Estancia de García Baja Verapaz Guatemala Village - 101 km
Chato Guatemala Guatemala Village - 101 km
Casillas Santa Rosa Guatemala Village 8900 people 104 km
San Pedro Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 105 km
La Sierra Jalapa Guatemala Village - 107 km
San Antonio Baja Verapaz Guatemala Village - 107 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 39 km
San Jose 9 Civ. Paved No 6500 47 km
Retalhuleu 200 Civ. Paved No 4900 67 km
Quezaltenango 2363 0 82 km
La Aurora GUA 1509 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 82 km
Huehuetenango HUG unknown 0 130 km
Tapachula 110 0 143 km
Tapachula International TAP 29 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 145 km
Coban CBV 1323 Civ. Paved No 2600 164 km
Rio Sucio Highway Strip 491 0 201 km
Rubelsanto RUV 130 0 214 km
El Salvador International SAL 31 Civ. Paved Yes 10500 244 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Playa Grande Guatemala 38 km
San Jose GTSJO Guatemala 49 km
San Jose GTSJO Guatemala 49 km
Puerto Quetzail GTPRQ Guatemala 52 km
Champerico GTCHR Guatemala 79 km
Puerto Madero MXPMD Mexico 146 km
Acajutla SVAQJ El Salvador 160 km

Dams

Intensity Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Pueblo Viejo Chixoy 1983 141 km

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