Overall Green Earthquake alert in Guatemala on 28 Feb 2015 22:06 UTC

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M 4.8 in Guatemala on 28 Feb 2015 22:06 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:	4.8M
Depth:	35 Km
Lat/Lon:	13.8527 , -91.8856
Event Date:	28 Feb 2015 22:06 UTC 28 Feb 2015 16:06 Local
Exposed Population:	1242853 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC
Inserted at:	28 Feb 2015 22:37 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.2		0.2
	Scaled population (vector)	n.a
	C1 earthquake	n.a
	C2 earthquake	n.a
	Country Vulnerability	n.a
	INFORM_normalised	n.a

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1072822		0.2	28 Feb 2015 22:06	4.8M, 35km	N/A	1.2 million (in 100km)		00:30	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 off shore.

Radius	Population
100 km	1.5 million people
75 km	170000 people
50 km	46000 people
20 km	no people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
El Tulate	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	40 km
La Verde	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	41 km
Tahuesco	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	44 km
Nueva Venecia	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	47 km
Champerico	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	City	7700 people	48 km
Jovel	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	50 km
Huitzitzil	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	53 km
Granada	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	55 km
Barra Madre Vieja	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	55 km
Acapán	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	57 km
Bracitos	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	58 km
Bolivia	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	60 km
Nueva Candalaria	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	61 km
Tecojate	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	63 km
La Noria	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	64 km
El Chico	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	64 km
Jesús la Bomba	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	64 km
Refugio	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	65 km
Zanjón de Agua	Suchitepequez	Guatemala	Village	-	65 km
Puerta Privada	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	68 km
La Máquina	Suchitepequez	Guatemala	Village	-	69 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
Retalhuleu		200	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	78 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Champerico	GTCHR	Guatemala	48 km
Playa Grande		Guatemala	51 km

More information

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