Overall Green Earthquake alert in El Salvador on 10 Apr 2017 23:53 UTC

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M 4.8 in El Salvador on 10 Apr 2017 23:53 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:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	13.7692 , -89.1525
Event Date:	10 Apr 2017 23:53 UTC 10 Apr 2017 17:53 Local
Exposed Population:	6030000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10008ge2
Inserted at:	11 Apr 2017 00:21 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	5.5 (Guatemala)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Guatemala= 5.5; Honduras= 5.2; El Salvador= 4.6

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.2		0.2
us10008ge2	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1163572		0.2	10 Apr 2017 23:53	4.8M, 10km	N/A	6 million (in 100km)		00:27	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 , Department of San Salvador (population 1,199,896) . The nearest places are Calle Real, Apopa, San Salvador, Las Delicias, Amatitán, Montepeque, Barrie la Cruz, Guasapa, Álvarez, Istagua, and Metapán.

Radius	Population
100 km	6 million people
75 km	4.7 million people
50 km	3.5 million people
20 km	1.9 million people
10 km	1.2 million people
5 km	210000 people
2 km	3000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
San Salvador	El Salvador	1.2 million people
Cuscatlan	El Salvador	230000 people
La Libertad	El Salvador	490000 people
La Paz	El Salvador	310000 people
Cabanas	El Salvador	210000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Calle Real	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	-	2 km
Apopa	San Salvador	El Salvador	City	110000 people	4 km
San Salvador	San Salvador	El Salvador	Capital	520000 people	9 km
Las Delicias	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	-	9 km
Amatitán	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	-	10 km
Montepeque	Cuscatlán	El Salvador	Village	-	10 km
Barrie la Cruz	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	-	11 km
Guasapa	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	-	12 km
Álvarez	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	13 km
Istagua	Cuscatlan	El Salvador	Village	-	13 km
Santiago Texacuangos	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	-	15 km
Quezaltepeque	La Libertad	El Salvador	City	28000 people	15 km
Finca Santa Elena	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	16 km
Las Mercedes	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	17 km
Ichanquezo	Cuscatlan	El Salvador	Village	-	17 km
Panchimalco	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	6700 people	18 km
Nuevo Cuscatlán	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	6500 people	18 km
Nueva San Salvador	La Libertad	El Salvador	City	120000 people	18 km
Buena Vista	Cuscatlan	El Salvador	Village	-	19 km
Conacaste	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	19 km
Ánimas	Cuscatlan	El Salvador	Village	-	20 km
Candelaria	Cuscatlán	El Salvador	Village	-	21 km
Jiñuco	Cuscatlan	El Salvador	Village	-	21 km
Aguilares	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	21000 people	21 km
San Juan Tepezontes	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	-	22 km
Huizúcar	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	22 km
Olocuilta	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	6200 people	22 km
Agua Escondida	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	23 km
El Carrizal	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	-	23 km
Suchitoto	Cuscatlán	El Salvador	Village	5600 people	23 km
El Trapichón	Cuscatlan	El Salvador	Village	-	24 km
El Botoncillal	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	24 km
Cojutepeque	Cuscatlán	El Salvador	City	48000 people	24 km
San Ignacio	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	24 km
Las Dispensas	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	25 km
Los Palmitos	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	25 km
Caleras	Cabanas	El Salvador	Village	-	26 km
Corozal	Cuscatlan	El Salvador	Village	-	27 km
La Cabaña	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	-	28 km
Buena Vista	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	-	28 km
San Francisco El Potrerón	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	28 km
Tejutepeque	Cabañas	El Salvador	Village	-	28 km
El Bejuco	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	-	28 km
Plan del Mango	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	-	28 km
San Luis del Carmen	Chalatenango	El Salvador	Village	-	29 km
Santa Cruz Chacastal	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	-	29 km
Cerro Colorado	Cabanas	El Salvador	Village	-	29 km
Valle Nuevo	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	30 km
San Pablo Tacachico	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	3000 people	30 km
Ciudad Arce	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	10000 people	30 km
San Pedro Nonualco	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	-	30 km
Jerusalén	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	-	30 km
El Cimarrón	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	31 km
Ateos	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	31 km
Comalapa	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	-	31 km
Jayaque	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	32 km
Los Remedios	Cabanas	El Salvador	Village	-	32 km
Cantón San Antonio Grande	Chalatenango	El Salvador	Village	-	33 km
El Rosario	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	5500 people	33 km
San Diego	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	33 km
Cangrejera	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	34 km
Izcanales	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	34 km
Ilobasco	Cabañas	El Salvador	City	23000 people	34 km
Los Laureles	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	35 km
Hacienda San Benito	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	35 km
Chalatenango	Chalatenango	El Salvador	City	19000 people	35 km
El Castillo	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	35 km
El Dorado	Chalatenango	El Salvador	Village	-	35 km
El Zope	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	36 km
Santa Clara	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	-	36 km
El Papaturral	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	36 km
El Gramal	Chalatenango	El Salvador	Village	-	36 km
La Libertad	La Libertad	El Salvador	City	17000 people	37 km
Aguaje Escondido	Chalatenango	El Salvador	Village	-	37 km
Amayo	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	-	37 km
Santiago Nonualco	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	9400 people	37 km
Carolina	Chalatenango	El Salvador	Village	-	37 km
Nuevo Tepetitán	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	37 km
Armenia	Sonsonate	El Salvador	City	15000 people	37 km
El Sunzal	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	39 km
El Mojón	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	39 km
Chiltiupán	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	39 km
Coatepeque	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	5700 people	40 km
San Felipe	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	-	40 km
Los Desamparados	Chalatenango	El Salvador	Village	-	40 km
Sitio Los Núñez	Chalatenango	El Salvador	Village	-	41 km
Agua Zarca	Chalatenango	El Salvador	Village	-	41 km
San Jacinto	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	41 km
El Coyolito	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	42 km
El Porvenir	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	42 km
El Guineo	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	42 km
San Vicente	San Vicente	El Salvador	City	37000 people	42 km
Zacatecoluca	La Paz	El Salvador	City	39000 people	42 km
Nueva Concepción	Chalatenango	El Salvador	Village	8100 people	42 km
El Sicahuital	Chalatenango	El Salvador	Village	-	43 km
Los Navarrete	Cabanas	El Salvador	Village	-	43 km
El Potrero	Cabanas	El Salvador	Village	-	44 km
Candelaria	Chalatenango	El Salvador	Village	-	44 km
El Sauce	Sonsonate	El Salvador	Village	-	45 km
Santo Tomás Tejutla	Chalatenango	El Salvador	Village	-	45 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
Ilopango International		616	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7300	9 km
Rio Sucio Highway Strip		491				0	24 km
El Salvador International	SAL	31	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10500	38 km
El Playon		79				0	55 km
La Carrera		52				0	86 km
Erandique	EDQ	unknown				0	89 km
Cucuyagua		805				0	99 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
La Libertad	SVLLD	El Salvador	37 km
Acajutla	SVAQJ	El Salvador	77 km
Puerto El Triunfo		El Salvador	86 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Cerron Grande	Lempa	1973	31 km
5 de Noviembre	Lempa	n/a	49 km
15 de Septiembre	Lempa	n/a	66 km

More information

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