Overall Green Earthquake alert in El Salvador from 02 Jul 2007 18:36 UTC to 18:36

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M 4.7 in El Salvador from 02 Jul 2007 18:36 UTC to 18:36

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:	4.7M
Depth:	Km
Lat/Lon:	13.91 , -89.49
Event Date:	02 Jul 2007 18:36 UTC 02 Jul 2007 12:36 Local
Exposed Population:	6240000 people within 100km
Source:	EMSC
Inserted at:	03 Jul 2007 08:30 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
EMSC	0.5		0.5
	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
28414		0.5	02 Jul 2007 18:36	4.7M, 35km	N/A	6.1 million (in 100km)		02:29	NEIC
28419		0.5	02 Jul 2007 18:36	4.7M, 40km	N/A	6.2 million (in 100km)		13:54	EMSC

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 La Libertad (population 487,299) . The nearest places are Valle Nuevo, Los Palmitos, El Castillo, Agua Escondida, Ciudad Arce, San Pablo Tacachico, Coatepeque, San Ignacio, El Zope, San Jacinto, and El Jicaral.

Radius	Population
100 km	6.1 million people
75 km	5.1 million people
50 km	3.8 million people
20 km	520000 people
10 km	120000 people
5 km	33000 people
2 km	1700 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
La Libertad	El Salvador	490000 people
Santa Ana	El Salvador	520000 people
Sonsonate	El Salvador	400000 people
San Salvador	El Salvador	1.2 million people
Chalatenango	El Salvador	270000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Valle Nuevo	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	2 km
Los Palmitos	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	5 km
El Castillo	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	6 km
Agua Escondida	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	8 km
Ciudad Arce	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	10000 people	8 km
San Pablo Tacachico	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	3000 people	11 km
Coatepeque	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	5700 people	11 km
San Ignacio	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	12 km
El Zope	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	12 km
San Jacinto	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	13 km
Quezaltepeque	La Libertad	El Salvador	City	28000 people	13 km
Conacaste	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	14 km
Las Mercedes	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	15 km
El Porvenir	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	16 km
El Guineo	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	16 km
San Juan Buenavista	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	17 km
Ateos	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	18 km
El Botoncillal	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	18 km
El Bejuco	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	-	18 km
Armenia	Sonsonate	El Salvador	City	15000 people	19 km
El Papaturral	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	20 km
Las Delicias	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	-	21 km
Santa Ana	Santa Ana	El Salvador	City	170000 people	21 km
Cutumay Camones	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	22 km
Álvarez	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	22 km
Cantón Las Lajas	Sonsonate	El Salvador	Village	-	22 km
Guasapa	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	-	23 km
Aguilares	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	21000 people	23 km
Guarnecia	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	24 km
Palo de Campana	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	24 km
Apopa	San Salvador	El Salvador	City	110000 people	25 km
Jayaque	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	25 km
Cantón San Antonio Grande	Chalatenango	El Salvador	Village	-	25 km
Nueva San Salvador	La Libertad	El Salvador	City	120000 people	26 km
La Cabaña	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	-	27 km
El Mojón	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	27 km
Finca Santa Elena	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	27 km
Los Ranchos	Chalatenango	El Salvador	Village	-	27 km
San Francisco El Potrerón	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	28 km
El Sauce	Sonsonate	El Salvador	Village	-	28 km
Cuyagualo	Sonsonate	El Salvador	Village	-	28 km
Nueva Concepción	Chalatenango	El Salvador	Village	8100 people	28 km
Texistepeque	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	2400 people	28 km
Ayutepeque	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	28 km
San Salvador	San Salvador	El Salvador	Capital	520000 people	29 km
El Sauce	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	29 km
Omoa	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	29 km
El Trapichón	Cuscatlan	El Salvador	Village	-	30 km
Nuevo Cuscatlán	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	6500 people	30 km
Buena Vista	Cuscatlan	El Salvador	Village	-	30 km
Calle Real	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	-	30 km
Cerro de Las Flores	Sonsonate	El Salvador	Village	-	32 km
El Chaparrón	Sonsonate	El Salvador	Village	-	33 km
Agua Fría	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	33 km
Montepeque	Cuscatlán	El Salvador	Village	-	33 km
Agua Zarca	Chalatenango	El Salvador	Village	-	33 km
El Matazano	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	33 km
El Paraíso	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	33 km
Los Naranjos	Sonsonate	El Salvador	Village	-	33 km
Aguaje Escondido	Chalatenango	El Salvador	Village	-	34 km
Chiltiupán	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	34 km
Izalco	Sonsonate	El Salvador	Village	19000 people	34 km
Las Dispensas	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	35 km
Caserío San José Los Pinalitos	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	35 km
El Nance Dulce	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	35 km
El Refugio	Ahuachapan	El Salvador	Village	-	35 km
Ichanquezo	Cuscatlan	El Salvador	Village	-	35 km
Valle El Portezuelo	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	35 km
Hacienda San Benito	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	35 km
Cuisnahuat	Sonsonate	El Salvador	Village	-	36 km
El Ángel	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	37 km
Huizúcar	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	37 km
Corozal	Cuscatlan	El Salvador	Village	-	37 km
Amatitán	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	-	38 km
Candelaria de La Frontera	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	6200 people	38 km
Agua Caliente	Chalatenango	El Salvador	Village	-	38 km
Panchimalco	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	6700 people	38 km
El Cacao	Sonsonate	El Salvador	Village	-	39 km
El Cóbano	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	39 km
Chalatenango	Chalatenango	El Salvador	City	19000 people	39 km
Istagua	Cuscatlan	El Salvador	Village	-	40 km
Barrie la Cruz	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	-	40 km
Las Piletas	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	40 km
Sonsonate	Sonsonate	El Salvador	City	59000 people	40 km
Suchitoto	Cuscatlán	El Salvador	Village	5600 people	40 km
El Carrizal	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	-	40 km
Santiago Texacuangos	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	-	40 km
Salcoatitán	Sonsonate	El Salvador	Village	-	40 km
El Cimarrón	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	40 km
Chalchuapa	Ahuachapan	El Salvador	City	32000 people	40 km
Encumbrado	Chalatenango	El Salvador	Village	-	41 km
El Coco	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	41 km
Paso de Canoas	Sonsonate	El Salvador	Village	-	42 km
Atiquizaya	Ahuachapán	El Salvador	Village	9500 people	42 km
Caserío la Ceibita	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	42 km
El Sunzal	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	43 km
La Reina	Chalatenango	El Salvador	Village	-	43 km
Hacienda Taquillo	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	43 km
San José Hueviapa	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	44 km
El Cuje	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	44 km

see full list

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
Rio Sucio Highway Strip		491				0	13 km
Ilopango International		616	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7300	36 km
El Salvador International	SAL	31	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10500	61 km
El Playon		79				0	83 km
Cucuyagua		805				0	99 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
La Libertad	SVLLD	El Salvador	46 km
Acajutla	SVAQJ	El Salvador	59 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Cerron Grande	Lempa	1973	50 km
5 de Noviembre	Lempa	n/a	69 km
15 de Septiembre	Lempa	n/a	95 km

More information

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