M 5.6 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: 5.6M
Depth: 66.52 Km
Lat/Lon: 14.1873 , -91.2235
Event Date: 12 Oct 2018 21:09 UTC
12 Oct 2018 15:09 Local
Exposed Population: 7700000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us1000hbcu
Inserted at: 12 Oct 2018 21:27 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
5.5 (Guatemala)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0.5
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.

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 , Department of Escuintla (population 573,063) . The nearest places are Cerro Colorado, Las Playas, Poza Verde, Xayá, Santa Ana Mixtán, La Gomera, Agüero, Poza, El Bebedero, Chontal, and Guatemala.

Radius Population
100 km 7.8 million people
75 km 3.3 million people
50 km 1 million people
20 km 180000 people
10 km 40000 people
5 km 11000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Escuintla Guatemala 570000 people
Suchitepequez Guatemala 410000 people

Affected populated places

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
Xayá Escuintla Guatemala Village - 8 km
Santa Ana Mixtán Escuintla Guatemala Village - 10 km
La Gomera Escuintla Guatemala Village 24000 people 12 km
Agüero Escuintla Guatemala Village - 14 km
Poza Escuintla Guatemala Village - 14 km
El Bebedero Escuintla Guatemala Village - 16 km
Chontal Escuintla Guatemala Village - 21 km
Pueblo Nuevo Tiquisate Escuintla Guatemala Village - 22 km
Málaga Escuintla Guatemala Village - 23 km
Santa Lucia Cotz Escuintla Guatemala Village - 23 km
Ceiba Amelia Escuintla Guatemala Village - 24 km
El Terrero Escuintla Guatemala Village - 24 km
Chichimecas Escuintla Guatemala Village - 24 km
La Noria Escuintla Guatemala Village - 25 km
Patulul Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village 14000 people 25 km
La Democracia Escuintla Guatemala Village - 25 km
Siquinalá Escuintla Guatemala Village - 26 km
Río Bravo Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village 7500 people 27 km
Centroamérica Escuintla Guatemala Village - 27 km
Santa Bárbara Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 27 km
Las Cuevas Escuintla Guatemala Village - 29 km
El Pilar Escuintla Guatemala Village - 29 km
Sipacate Escuintla Guatemala Village - 29 km
San José Rama Blanca Escuintla Guatemala Village - 29 km
Peña de Plata Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 30 km
Nimayá Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 30 km
Tecojate Escuintla Guatemala Village - 30 km
Corralitos Escuintla Guatemala Village - 31 km
Bolivia Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 32 km
La Cortina Suchitepequez Guatemala Village - 32 km
Cantarrana Escuintla Guatemala Village - 33 km
Barra Madre Vieja Escuintla Guatemala Village - 34 km
Huitzitzil Escuintla Guatemala Village - 35 km
El Naranjo Escuintla Guatemala Village - 35 km
Masagua Escuintla Guatemala Village 9900 people 36 km
San Francisco Suchitepequez Guatemala Village - 36 km
Finca Sangre de Cristo Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 36 km
Monte Llano Suchitepequez Guatemala Village - 37 km
Otacingo Escuintla Guatemala Village - 38 km
El Reventón Escuintla Guatemala Village - 38 km
San José El Ídolo Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 38 km
Buena Vista Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 39 km
El Zapote Escuintla Guatemala Village - 39 km
Belén Suchitepequez Guatemala Village - 40 km
Zanjón de Agua Suchitepequez Guatemala Village - 40 km
Pochuta Chimaltenango Guatemala Village 3800 people 41 km
Bracitos Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 41 km
Obero Escuintla Guatemala City - 41 km
La Barrita Escuintla Guatemala Village - 42 km
Chicacao Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village 20000 people 42 km
Yepocapa Chimaltenango Guatemala Village 8900 people 42 km
Nueva Venecia Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 42 km
Patut Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 44 km
Escuintla Escuintla Guatemala City 100000 people 44 km
Los Pacheco Escuintla Guatemala Village - 44 km
Panimaquib Solola Guatemala Village - 45 km
La Aurora Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 45 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
La Máquina Suchitepequez Guatemala Village - 49 km
Santiago Atitlán Sololá Guatemala City - 49 km
La Soledad Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 50 km
Chuaquenún 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
Agua Escondida Sololá Guatemala Village - 53 km
La Periquera Escuintla Guatemala Village - 53 km
Pasajquim Solola Guatemala Village - 53 km
Masá Sololá Guatemala Village - 55 km
Cojobal Chimaltenango 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
El Tulate Retalhuleu Guatemala Village - 57 km
Guanagazapa Escuintla Guatemala Village 2800 people 57 km
Ciudad Vieja Sacatepéquez Guatemala Village 30000 people 57 km
El Sitán Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 57 km
Cuyotenango Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village 11000 people 57 km
Iztapa Escuintla Guatemala Village 4000 people 58 km
Chirijalimá Suchitepequez Guatemala Village - 58 km
Santa Clara Sololá Guatemala Village - 59 km
Boxomá Retalhuleu Guatemala Village - 60 km
Los Jazmines Escuintla Guatemala Village - 61 km
Sajquim Sololá Guatemala Village - 61 km
Parramos Chimaltenango Guatemala Village 9500 people 61 km
San Miguel Solola Guatemala Village - 61 km
El Castaño Escuintla Guatemala Village - 62 km
San Andrés Semetabaj Solola Guatemala Village - 62 km
La Verde Retalhuleu Guatemala Village - 62 km
Puerta Privada Retalhuleu Guatemala Village - 62 km
Antigua Sacatepéquez Guatemala Major city 21000 people 62 km
Rincón Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 63 km
San José Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 63 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
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

Ports

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

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