Overall Orange Earthquake alert in Guatemala on 14 Jun 2017 07:29 UTC

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M 6.9 in Guatemala on 14 Jun 2017 07:29 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude:	6.9M
Depth:	94 Km
Lat/Lon:	14.9823 , -91.9882
Event Date:	14 Jun 2017 07:29 UTC 14 Jun 2017 01:29 Local
Exposed Population:	1250000 people in MMI 5600000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us20009mbt
Inserted at:	14 Jun 2017 09:04 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	5.5 (Guatemala)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Guatemala= 5.5; Mexico= 4.4

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	1		0		1
us20009mbt	Scaled population (vector)	0	Max wave scenario	0m
	C1 earthquake	1	Max wave realtime	0m
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

ShakeMap is a product of the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program in conjunction with the regional seismic networks. ShakeMaps provide near-real-time maps of ground motion and shaking intensity following significant earthquakes.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1170758	1.1	14 Jun 2017 07:29	7M, 97.9km	N/A	5.4 million (in 100km)	0m (at 00:00)	00:09	PTWC
1170760	1.1	14 Jun 2017 07:29	7M, 98km	N/A	5.5 million (in 100km)	0m (at 00:00)	00:10	NTWC
1170762	0.9	14 Jun 2017 07:29	6.7M, 107km	N/A	6.4 million (in 100km)		00:11	GEOFON
1170768	1	14 Jun 2017 07:29	6.9M, 111.52km	6.1	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0m (at 00:00)	00:21	NEIC
1170780	1	14 Jun 2017 07:29	6.9M, 94km	6.28	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0m (at 00:00)	01:35	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 Mexico ,of San Marcos (population 176,177) . The alertlevel for this event is Orange

Intensity	Population
	830000 people
	7.3 million people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1170768	15.019/-91.928	6.9	111.52	6.1	14 Jun 2017 07:52	00:23	(new episode)
2	1170780	14.982/-91.988	6.9	94	6.28	14 Jun 2017 09:06	01:37	(new episode)
3	1170780	14.982/-91.988	6.9	94	6.28	14 Jun 2017 09:32	02:03	(upd of #2)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
San Marcos	Guatemala	180000 people
Chiapas	Mexico	520000 people
Quezaltenango	Guatemala	67000 people
Retalhuleu	Guatemala	74000 people
San Marcos	Guatemala	850000 people
Chiapas	Mexico	750000 people
Quezaltenango	Guatemala	700000 people
Huehuetenango	Guatemala	790000 people
Totonicapan	Guatemala	460000 people
Retalhuleu	Guatemala	260000 people
Suchitepequez	Guatemala	530000 people
Solola	Guatemala	320000 people
Quiche	Guatemala	380000 people
Escuintla	Guatemala	390000 people
Chimaltenango	Guatemala	170000 people
Sacatepequez	Guatemala	64000 people
Guatemala	Guatemala	1.7 million people
Santa Rosa	Guatemala	no people
Chiapas	Mexico	3.5 million people
Huehuetenango	Guatemala	310000 people
Suchitepequez	Guatemala	4000 people
Solola	Guatemala	88000 people
Quiche	Guatemala	430000 people
Escuintla	Guatemala	320000 people
Chimaltenango	Guatemala	380000 people
Baja Verapaz	Guatemala	310000 people
Sacatepequez	Guatemala	330000 people
Guatemala	Guatemala	1.6 million people
Alta Verapaz	Guatemala	880000 people
El Progreso	Guatemala	200000 people
Santa Rosa	Guatemala	390000 people
Jalapa	Guatemala	310000 people
Peten	Guatemala	320000 people
Jutiapa	Guatemala	510000 people
Zacapa	Guatemala	180000 people
Ahuachapan	El Salvador	330000 people
Chiquimula	Guatemala	160000 people
Izabal	Guatemala	130000 people
Tabasco	Mexico	1.3 million people
Oaxaca	Mexico	92000 people
Santa Ana	El Salvador	440000 people
Sonsonate	El Salvador	310000 people
Chalatenango	El Salvador	20000 people
La Libertad	El Salvador	63000 people
San Salvador	El Salvador	17000 people
Toledo	Belize	1900 people
Cuscatlan	El Salvador	1600 people
Campeche	Mexico	27000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Catarina	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	3000 people	24 km
Pajapita	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	8000 people	34 km
Metapa	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	34 km
Tapachula	Chiapas	Mexico	City	200000 people	38 km
Delicias	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	38 km
Tecun Uman	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	43 km
Ciudad Hidalgo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	45 km
Seccion Pacaya	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	48 km
Puerto Madero	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	9500 people	49 km
Limones	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	54 km
La Blanca	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	54 km
Mazatán	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	5700 people	59 km
Buenos Aires	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	61 km
Aquiles Serdan	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	63 km
Jesús la Bomba	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	65 km
Francisco I. Madero	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	66 km
Lazaro Cárdenas	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	70 km
Puerta Privada	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	70 km
Nueva Candalaria	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	74 km
La Zacualpa	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	77 km
El Arenal	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	85 km
San Rafael	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	10 km
San Sebastián	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	11 km
Sanajabá	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	16 km
El Tumbador	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	7500 people	17 km
San Marcos	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	25000 people	17 km
Malacatán	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	18 km
Sibinal	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	1700 people	19 km
San José Ixjoyón	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	24 km
Tuxtla Chico	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	7100 people	25 km
El Amparo	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	26 km
Concepción Tutuapa	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	1200 people	26 km
Río Blanco	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	27 km
Santa Clara	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	27 km
Tacaná	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	28 km
Salvador Urbina	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	30 km
Vixbén	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	31 km
San Miguel Ixtahuacán	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	34 km
Las Majadas	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	35 km
San Juan Ostuncalco	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	37 km
Quequesiguán	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	39 km
Colomba	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	19000 people	40 km
San Carlos	Totonicapan	Guatemala	Village	-	42 km
Flores Costa Cuca	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	12000 people	42 km
Chejoj	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	44 km
Pologuá	Totonicapán	Guatemala	Village	-	46 km
Ixpaltzaj	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	48 km
Quezaltenango	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Major city	120000 people	48 km
Huehuetán	Chiapas	Mexico	City	7000 people	49 km
San Rafael	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	51 km
Motozintla	Chiapas	Mexico	City	19000 people	52 km
Santa Isabel	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	53 km
Santa AnaMalacatán	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	53 km
Totonicapán	Totonicapán	Guatemala	Village	9300 people	54 km
Boquerón	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	54 km
Santa María	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	55 km
El Trapichillo	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	55 km
Momostenango	Totonicapan	Guatemala	Village	31000 people	56 km
Cantel	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	26000 people	56 km
Finca Los Ángeles	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	57 km
Cuchumatan	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	57 km
El Paraíso	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	58 km
San Felipe	Suchitepequez	Guatemala	Village	8800 people	58 km
Pucá	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	59 km
Huixtla	Chiapas	Mexico	City	29000 people	59 km
Huehuetenango	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	78000 people	60 km
Retalhuleu	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	City	44000 people	60 km
San Bartolome Jocotenango	Totonicapan	Guatemala	Village	-	61 km
Puerto de San Benito	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	62 km
Ocós	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	63 km
Aguacatan	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	63 km
Todos Santos	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	64 km
Cuyotenango	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	11000 people	65 km
Pacayalito	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	66 km
Boxomá	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	67 km
Potrerillo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	68 km
Nahualá	Sololá	Guatemala	Village	-	69 km
La Mesía	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	69 km
San Pablo	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	70 km
Masá	Sololá	Guatemala	Village	-	71 km
Mazatenango	Suchitepequez	Guatemala	City	36000 people	71 km
Concepción	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	73 km
Pueblo Nuevo	Chiapas	Mexico	City	-	73 km
Siltepec	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	73 km
San Lorenzo	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	2100 people	74 km
Cushu	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	75 km
Paso Hondo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	75 km
Santa Clara	Sololá	Guatemala	Village	-	75 km
San Pedro Jocopilas	Quiche	Guatemala	Village	1000 people	75 km
San Antonio	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	77 km
Santa Lucía	Sololá	Guatemala	Village	-	77 km
Agua Zarca	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	78 km
Guadalupe	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	5100 people	79 km
San Pedro	Sololá	Guatemala	Village	-	80 km
Champerico	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	City	7700 people	81 km
Patut	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	81 km
San Juan Ixcoy	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	2500 people	83 km
Chinique	Quiche	Guatemala	Village	2700 people	84 km
Chicacao	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	20000 people	84 km
Chajbal	Quiché	Guatemala	Village	-	84 km
Piedra Labrada	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	84 km
Sololá	Sololá	Guatemala	City	10000 people	85 km
Lázaro Cárdenas	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	85 km
Los Encuentros	Sololá	Guatemala	Village	-	86 km
Acapetagua	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	87 km
Escuintla	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	8900 people	88 km
Chichicastenango	Quiché	Guatemala	Village	78000 people	88 km
Nentón	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	89 km
Chicomucelo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	89 km
Candelaria	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	90 km
San Caralampio	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	90 km
Doña Maria	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	92 km
La Montaña	Quiché	Guatemala	Village	-	93 km
Benito Juarez	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	95 km
Bracitos	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	95 km
Río Bravo	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	7500 people	95 km
San Remigio	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	97 km
Buenavista	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	97 km
Sinaloa	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	99 km
Santa Bárbara	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	99 km
La Unión	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	102 km
San Miguel Acatán	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	84 km
Santiago Atitlán	Sololá	Guatemala	City	-	86 km
San Sebastián Coatán	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	89 km
Soloma	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	11000 people	89 km
Chuatuj	Quiché	Guatemala	Village	-	91 km
San Pedro Soloma	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	94 km
Chubillil	Quiché	Guatemala	Village	-	95 km
Sumal	Quiché	Guatemala	Village	-	99 km
Subajasum	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	100 km
San Mateo Ixtatan	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	102 km
Palenque	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	103 km
Cunen	Quiche	Guatemala	Village	-	103 km
Pajabal	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	104 km
Las Casas	Quiché	Guatemala	Village	-	108 km
Chajul	Quiche	Guatemala	Village	12000 people	108 km
Santa Cruz Barillas	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	109 km
Cocalá	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	110 km
San José Poaquil	Chimaltenango	Guatemala	City	-	112 km
Yalambojoch	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	113 km
Yula San Juan	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	114 km
Canillá	Baja Verapaz	Guatemala	Village	-	117 km
Acatenango	Chimaltenango	Guatemala	Village	7000 people	118 km
Uspantán	Quiché	Guatemala	Village	-	120 km
Joyabaj	Quiché	Guatemala	Village	13000 people	120 km
La Soledad	Chimaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	124 km
Chimaltenango	Chimaltenango	Guatemala	City	82000 people	125 km
Ulutelac	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	126 km
Cabá	Quiché	Guatemala	Village	-	126 km
Macalajau	Quiché	Guatemala	Village	-	126 km
Putul	Quiché	Guatemala	Village	-	126 km
Jallenango	Chiapas	Mexico	City	-	127 km
San Miguel Uspantán	Quiché	Guatemala	Village	-	127 km
Rabinalá	Baja Verapaz	Guatemala	Village	-	129 km
Tejar	Chimaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	129 km
Parramos	Chimaltenango	Guatemala	Village	9500 people	129 km
Siquinalá	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	130 km
San Antonio El Baldio	Quiche	Guatemala	Village	-	132 km
Los Vados	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	132 km
El Zapote	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	134 km
Xebalamguac	Baja Verapaz	Guatemala	Village	-	134 km
Alotenango	Sacatepéquez	Guatemala	Village	17000 people	134 km
Las Pacayas	Quiché	Guatemala	Village	-	136 km
Plan de la Libertad	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	136 km
Pachalum	Quiché	Guatemala	Village	-	137 km
Ciudad Vieja	Sacatepéquez	Guatemala	Village	30000 people	137 km
Comitan	Chiapas	Mexico	City	79000 people	137 km
Antigua	Sacatepéquez	Guatemala	Major city	21000 people	138 km
Antigua Antigua	Sacatepéquez	Guatemala	Major city	21000 people	138 km
Jusnajal	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	140 km
Cubulco	Baja Verapaz	Guatemala	Village	9600 people	140 km
La Candelaria	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	142 km
Lancetillo	Quiché	Guatemala	Village	-	142 km
Las Margaritas	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	16000 people	143 km
Los Pajales	Quiché	Guatemala	Village	-	143 km
La Concordia	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	7300 people	145 km
San Raimundo	Guatemala	Guatemala	Village	-	146 km
Escuintla	Escuintla	Guatemala	City	100000 people	146 km
Estancia de García	Baja Verapaz	Guatemala	Village	-	147 km
San Pedro Chacalaltic	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	149 km
Caña Brava	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	150 km
Soyatitán	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	150 km
San Francisco	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	151 km
Neustra Señora	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	151 km
San Antonio	Baja Verapaz	Guatemala	Village	-	152 km
Amatitlán	Guatemala	Guatemala	City	48000 people	153 km
Pasacuc	Alta Verapaz	Guatemala	Village	-	154 km
Chibatutuy	Guatemala	Guatemala	Village	-	154 km
Rabinal	Baja Verapaz	Guatemala	City	11000 people	155 km
Las Rosas	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	17000 people	155 km
Saquixim	Alta Verapaz	Guatemala	Village	-	155 km
El Chol	Baja Verapaz	Guatemala	Village	2400 people	156 km
Pijijiapan	Chiapas	Mexico	City	15000 people	157 km
San Juan Custepeque	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	158 km
Venustiano Carranza	Chiapas	Mexico	City	15000 people	160 km
San Cristóbal Verapaz	Alta Verapaz	Guatemala	City	-	160 km
Santa Catarina Pinula	Guatemala	Guatemala	Village	68000 people	162 km
Pozitos	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	163 km
Playa Grande	Quiché	Guatemala	Village	-	163 km
La Barrita	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	164 km
Santa Elena Barillas	Guatemala	Guatemala	Village	-	164 km
Las Pozas	Guatemala	Guatemala	Village	-	164 km
Nicolás Ruiz	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	3100 people	166 km
Santa Cruz	Alta Verapaz	Guatemala	Village	-	166 km
Aguacatenango	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	167 km
Brito	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	167 km
La Independencia	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	168 km
Santiago	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	168 km
Chato	Guatemala	Guatemala	Village	-	168 km
Copante	Guatemala	Guatemala	Village	-	169 km
San José	Escuintla	Guatemala	City	19000 people	170 km
Garibaldi	Guatemala	Guatemala	Village	-	170 km
El Porvenir	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	171 km
Fraijanes	Guatemala	Guatemala	Village	28000 people	172 km
San Antonio	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	172 km
El Pescador	Guatemala	Guatemala	Village	-	173 km
Sólo Dios	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	173 km
Santiago	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	174 km
Amatenango	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	174 km
Salamá	Baja Verapaz	Guatemala	City	14000 people	174 km
Los Verdes	Guatemala	Guatemala	Village	-	174 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
Tapachula		110				0	43 km
Tapachula International	TAP	29	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	54 km
Quezaltenango		2363				0	49 km
Huehuetenango	HUG	unknown				0	61 km
Retalhuleu		200	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	61 km
San Antonio Copalar		1520				0	127 km
El Naranjo	ENJ	unknown				0	156 km
La Aurora	GUA	1509	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	158 km
San Jose		9	Civ.	Paved	No	6500	168 km
Coban	CBV	1323	Civ.	Paved	No	2600	171 km
Rubelsanto	RUV	130				0	192 km
San Cristobal de Las Casas		2341				0	196 km
Francisco Sarabia		579				0	233 km
Inta Northeast		155				0	240 km
Llano San Juan	TGZ	1052	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8200	247 km
Chiquimula	CIQ	unknown				0	257 km
Tenosique		25				0	276 km
Palenque	PQM	61				0	278 km
Xam	XAM	unknown				0	304 km
Poptun	PON	505	Civ.	Unpaved	No	6800	305 km
Paso Caballos	PCG	unknown				0	306 km
Rio Sucio Highway Strip		491				0	308 km
San Pedro Tabasco		46				0	318 km
Ciudad Pemex		6				0	322 km
Carmelita	CMM	unknown				0	333 km
Bananera		40				0	336 km
Capitan Carlos Perez	VSA	13	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7200	343 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Puerto Madero	MXPMD	Mexico	62 km
Champerico	GTCHR	Guatemala	82 km
Playa Grande		Guatemala	111 km
San Jose	GTSJO	Guatemala	170 km
San Jose	GTSJO	Guatemala	170 km
Puerto Quetzail	GTPRQ	Guatemala	174 km
Acajutla	SVAQJ	El Salvador	276 km
Concepcion		Mexico	304 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	El Portillo	Cuxtepeques	1980	150 km
	Pueblo Viejo	Chixoy	1983	157 km
Angostura	La Angostura	Grijalva	1974	178 km

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