Overall Green Earthquake alert in El Salvador on 17 Mar 2024 00:44 UTC

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M 5.6 in El Salvador on 17 Mar 2024 00:44 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact

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:	52.8 Km
Lat/Lon:	12.3515 , -87.6834
Event Date:	17 Mar 2024 00:44 UTC 16 Mar 2024 18:44 Local
Exposed Population:	780 thousand in MMI IV
Source:	NEIC us6000mjct
Inserted at:	17 Mar 2024 01:03 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	1.1 (El Salvador)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us6000mjct	Scaled population (raster)	0
	C1 shakemap	0
	C2 shakemap	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1559450		0	17 Mar 2024 00:44	5.6M, 52.8km	4.04	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:19	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 Nicaragua ,of Chinandega (population 364,428) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	no people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1559450	-87.683/12.352	5.6	52.8	4.121	17 Mar 2024 01:04	00:20	(new episode)
2	1559450	-87.683/12.352	5.6	52.8	4.12	17 Mar 2024 01:11	00:27	(upd of #1)
3	1559450	-87.683/12.352	5.6	52.8	4.046	17 Mar 2024 01:38	00:54	(upd of #2)
4	1559450	-87.683/12.352	5.6	52.8	4.046	17 Mar 2024 02:48	02:04	(upd of #3)
5	1559450	-87.683/12.352	5.6	52.8	4.046	18 Mar 2024 01:40	1d 00:56	(upd of #4)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Chinandega	Nicaragua	370000 people
Leon	Nicaragua	310000 people
Choluteca	Honduras	270000 people
La Union	El Salvador	71000 people
San Miguel	El Salvador	28000 people
Usulutan	El Salvador	11000 people
Valle	Honduras	44000 people
Managua	Nicaragua	1800 people
Leon	Nicaragua	no people
Choluteca	Honduras	<1000 people
La Union	El Salvador	<1000 people
San Miguel	El Salvador	4000 people
Managua	Nicaragua	<1000 people
Morazan	El Salvador	9300 people
Esteli	Nicaragua	4100 people
Madriz	Nicaragua	3800 people
Carazo	Nicaragua	<1000 people
El Paraiso	Honduras	13000 people
Francisco Morazan	Honduras	7700 people
Matagalpa	Nicaragua	5000 people
San Vicente	El Salvador	5300 people
Masaya	Nicaragua	4100 people
La Paz	El Salvador	5700 people
Nueva Segovia	Nicaragua	5000 people
La Paz	Honduras	4800 people
Cabanas	El Salvador	42000 people
Jinotega	Nicaragua	1900 people
Granada	Nicaragua	<1000 people
Intibuca	Honduras	4500 people
Rivas	Nicaragua	1100 people
Boaco	Nicaragua	<1000 people
Comayagua	Honduras	<1000 people
Cuscatlan	El Salvador	2100 people
Lempira	Honduras	no people
San Salvador	El Salvador	<1000 people
Chalatenango	El Salvador	no people
Santa Ana	El Salvador	<1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Aposentillo	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	47 km
Petacaltepe	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	51 km
Fátima	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	54 km
El Fortín	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	56 km
Linda Vista	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	57 km
Santo Tomás	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	58 km
El Tanque	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	60 km
La Chácara	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	62 km
Apante	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	63 km
Puerto el Barquito	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	65 km
El Viejo	Chinandega	Nicaragua	City	53000 people	66 km
Chinandega	Chinandega	Nicaragua	City	130000 people	67 km
Poneloya	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	70 km
Corinto	León	Nicaragua	Village	19000 people	70 km
Colonia Adela	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	72 km
El Cacao	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	73 km
Chichigalpa	Chinandega	Nicaragua	City	33000 people	75 km
San Miguelito	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	76 km
Las Pozas	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	76 km
Puerto Morazán	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	5500 people	78 km
Los Ángeles	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	79 km
San Pablo	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	80 km
Mokorón	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	84 km
Candelaria	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	85 km
León	León	Nicaragua	City	160000 people	88 km
El Trapichito	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	90 km
Salinas Grandes	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	91 km
Telica	León	Nicaragua	Village	8800 people	91 km
Caserío Los Portillos	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	91 km
Santa Teresa	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	93 km
El Puente	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	94 km
Cedeño	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	94 km
Olomega	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	97 km
Las Casillos	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	97 km
El Tempate	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	98 km
El Entumido	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	99 km
San Ramón	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	100 km
Monjarás	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	100 km
El Fortín	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	100 km
San Jacinto	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	102 km
San José	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	102 km
Puerto Somoza	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	102 km
La Tronconada	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	103 km
Las Brisas	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	103 km
El Castaño	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	104 km
San José	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	104 km
El Tamarindo	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	106 km
La Periquera	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	106 km
Hacienda Albania	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	106 km
Las Piletas	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	107 km
Delicias	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	109 km
Buena Vista	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	109 km
San José de la Landa	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	109 km
La Paz	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	110 km
La Unión	La Unión	El Salvador	City	23000 people	110 km
Mina El Limón	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	111 km
El Amparo	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	111 km
Balneario El Espino	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	111 km
Namasigüe	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	111 km
El Tránsito	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	112 km
El Moray	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	112 km
Malpaisillo	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	112 km
Puerto Grande	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	112 km
Buenos Aires	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	112 km
San Gabriel	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	113 km
Somotillo	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	15000 people	113 km
El Tinco	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	114 km
Estero del Espino	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	114 km
La Calera	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	114 km
Las Peraltas	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	115 km
San Clemente	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	115 km
El Guayabal	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	115 km
El Capulín	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	116 km
Obraje	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	116 km
Villa Nueva	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	5500 people	116 km
Momotombi	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	117 km
El Socorro	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	117 km
Choluteca	Choluteca	Honduras	City	75000 people	118 km
Murucagua	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	119 km
Ceiba Mocha	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	120 km
San Pablo	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	120 km
Santa Ana de Yusguare	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	1800 people	122 km
Nagarote	León	Nicaragua	Village	26000 people	122 km
San Lorenzo	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	122 km
San Benito	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	122 km
El Hato	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	123 km
Portobanco	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	125 km
Barrio de Tecuaname	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	126 km
Santa Cruz	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	126 km
San Antonio	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	176 km
El Aguacate	Estelí	Nicaragua	Village	-	177 km
Macuelizo	Nueva Segovia	Nicaragua	Village	<1000 people	185 km
Cabañas	La Paz	Honduras	Village	-	191 km
Jinotega	Jinotega	Nicaragua	City	50000 people	200 km

see full list

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	Elevation (m)	Distance
Fanor Urroz	100	85 km
Tamarindo	3	93 km
San Lorenzo	20	123 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Corinto	NICIO	Nicaragua	56 km
Puerto Sandino	NIPSN	Nicaragua	102 km
Amapala	HNAMP	Honduras	106 km
La Union	SVLUN	El Salvador	110 km
San Lorenzo	HNSLO	Honduras	120 km

More information

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