Overall Green Earthquake alert in El Salvador on 06 May 2018 19:02 UTC

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M 5.6 in El Salvador on 06 May 2018 19:02 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:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	13.0953 , -88.0986
Event Date:	06 May 2018 19:02 UTC 06 May 2018 13:02 Local
Exposed Population:	About 18000 people in MMI 1950000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us1000dzgr
Inserted at:	06 May 2018 19:22 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	5.3 (Nicaragua)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Nicaragua= 5.3; Honduras= 5.2; El Salvador= 4.6

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us1000dzgr	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 shakemap	-0.59
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1.02

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
1209553		0	06 May 2018 19:02	5.6M, 10km	5.95	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 El Salvador ,of San Miguel (population 2,429) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	25000 people
	96000 people
	3 million people

Shakemaps Timeline

Alert	Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
	1	0	1209553	13.095/-88.099	5.6	10	6.1	06 May 2018 19:23	00:21	(new episode)
	2	0	1209553	13.095/-88.099	5.6	10	5.95	06 May 2018 21:05	02:03	(upd of #1)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
San Miguel	El Salvador	2400 people
La Union	El Salvador	5400 people
Usulutan	El Salvador	<1000 people
San Miguel	El Salvador	47000 people
La Union	El Salvador	37000 people
Usulutan	El Salvador	15000 people
San Miguel	El Salvador	400000 people
La Union	El Salvador	180000 people
Usulutan	El Salvador	360000 people
Valle	Honduras	170000 people
Chinandega	Nicaragua	250000 people
Morazan	El Salvador	150000 people
Choluteca	Honduras	280000 people
San Vicente	El Salvador	59000 people
La Paz	El Salvador	200000 people
Cabanas	El Salvador	4100 people
La Paz	Honduras	no people
Intibuca	Honduras	1500 people
La Libertad	El Salvador	1700 people
Leon	Nicaragua	1300 people
San Miguel	El Salvador	9100 people
La Union	El Salvador	20000 people
Valle	Honduras	22000 people
Chinandega	Nicaragua	140000 people
Morazan	El Salvador	33000 people
Choluteca	Honduras	240000 people
San Vicente	El Salvador	110000 people
Cabanas	El Salvador	160000 people
La Paz	Honduras	330000 people
Francisco Morazan	Honduras	1.6 million people
Intibuca	Honduras	250000 people
Lempira	Honduras	350000 people
Cuscatlan	El Salvador	230000 people
El Paraiso	Honduras	460000 people
La Libertad	El Salvador	690000 people
Comayagua	Honduras	490000 people
San Salvador	El Salvador	1.7 million people
Chalatenango	El Salvador	200000 people
Leon	Nicaragua	390000 people
Madriz	Nicaragua	150000 people
Esteli	Nicaragua	190000 people
Nueva Segovia	Nicaragua	240000 people
Ocotepeque	Honduras	150000 people
Sonsonate	El Salvador	460000 people
Santa Barbara	Honduras	450000 people
Santa Ana	El Salvador	580000 people
Copan	Honduras	400000 people
Cortes	Honduras	1.4 million people
Managua	Nicaragua	1.4 million people
Ahuachapan	El Salvador	340000 people
Jutiapa	Guatemala	510000 people
Chiquimula	Guatemala	400000 people
Matagalpa	Nicaragua	420000 people
Jinotega	Nicaragua	340000 people
Yoro	Honduras	490000 people
Olancho	Honduras	310000 people
Carazo	Nicaragua	190000 people
Zacapa	Guatemala	200000 people
Jalapa	Guatemala	200000 people
Masaya	Nicaragua	350000 people
Santa Rosa	Guatemala	150000 people
Boaco	Nicaragua	110000 people
Izabal	Guatemala	300000 people
Granada	Nicaragua	190000 people
Rivas	Nicaragua	96000 people
Atlantida	Honduras	95000 people
El Progreso	Guatemala	8200 people
Chontales	Nicaragua	8500 people
Alta Verapaz	Guatemala	6100 people
Escuintla	Guatemala	190000 people
Toledo	Belize	1200 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
La Periquera	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	13 km
Balneario El Espino	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	21 km
Jucuarán	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	1400 people	23 km
El Transito	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	8300 people	31 km
Cantora	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	31 km
El Cacao	La Unión	El Salvador	Village	-	32 km
La Unión	La Unión	El Salvador	City	23000 people	38 km
San Rafael Oriente	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	42 km
San Miguel	San Miguel	El Salvador	City	160000 people	43 km
San Jorge	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	44 km
Iglesia Vieja	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	44 km
El Mogotillo	La Unión	El Salvador	Village	-	45 km
Uluazapa	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	45 km
Usulután	Usulután	El Salvador	City	43000 people	46 km
Santa Lucía	La Unión	El Salvador	Village	-	49 km
Murucagua	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	51 km
Puerto Del Triunfo	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	53 km
El Capulín	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	53 km
Jucuapa	Usulután	El Salvador	City	10000 people	55 km
El Ajustillo	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	55 km
San José	La Unión	El Salvador	Village	-	56 km
El Tanque	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	56 km
El Espíritu Santo	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	57 km
Jiquilisco	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	9100 people	57 km
Las Piletas	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	58 km
Jocoro	Morazán	El Salvador	Village	4200 people	58 km
Puerto Grande	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	58 km
Santiago de María	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	12000 people	58 km
Alto de Jesús	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	59 km
El Moray	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	60 km
Agua Salada	La Unión	El Salvador	Village	-	60 km
Las Pozas	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	61 km
Santa Rosa de Lima	La Union	El Salvador	Village	13000 people	62 km
Chapeltique	San Miguel	El Salvador	City	3100 people	62 km
Guatajiagua	Morazán	El Salvador	Village	5200 people	64 km
Berlín	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	9300 people	65 km
Estero del Espino	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	65 km
San Agustín	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	1800 people	65 km
Alianza	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	66 km
San Francisco Gotera	Morazán	El Salvador	Village	-	66 km
La Cruz	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	67 km
La Chácara	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	68 km
Goascoran	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	68 km
Caserío Los Pozos	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	69 km
Cedeño	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	73 km
El Guayabito	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	74 km
Managuara	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	74 km
Sesori	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	1400 people	74 km
Sunsulaca	Morazán	El Salvador	Village	-	75 km
Langue	Valle	Honduras	Village	3700 people	75 km
Ciudad Barrios	San Miguel	El Salvador	City	8400 people	76 km
Caserío San Carlos	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	78 km
El Hato	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	78 km
Osicala	Morazán	El Salvador	Village	-	79 km
Las Mesas	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	79 km
Boquín	La Unión	El Salvador	Village	-	79 km
Monjarás	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	79 km
Corinto	Morazán	El Salvador	Village	3100 people	80 km
Buena Vista	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	81 km
Los Rubio	La Unión	El Salvador	Village	-	81 km
Nacaome	Valle	Honduras	City	14000 people	82 km
Santo Tomás	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	82 km
Cantón San José de la Montaña	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	-	82 km
Aramecina	Valle	Honduras	Village	1100 people	82 km
Hacienda Albania	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	84 km
San Francisco de Coray	Valle	Honduras	Village	1300 people	84 km
El Junquillo	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	84 km
San Ildefonso	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	84 km
Las Pilas	La Unión	El Salvador	Village	-	84 km
Barrio Nuevo	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	85 km
El Aguacate	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	86 km
Apante	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	86 km
La Tronconada	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	88 km
El Caracol	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	88 km
La Esperanza	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	89 km
Petacaltepe	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	90 km
Guadalupe la Zorra	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	-	90 km
Nuevo Edén de San Juan	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	91 km
La Joyada	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	93 km
Aposentillo	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	95 km
Zacatecoluca	La Paz	El Salvador	City	39000 people	95 km
El Cacao	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	96 km
La Herradura	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	-	97 km
San José de la Landa	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	98 km
Choluteca	Choluteca	Honduras	City	75000 people	101 km
Santiago Nonualco	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	9400 people	102 km
El Fortín	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	103 km
Puerto Morazán	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	5500 people	104 km
El Entumido	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	105 km
San Miguelito	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	109 km
El Rosario	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	5500 people	110 km
Fátima	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	111 km
El Viejo	Chinandega	Nicaragua	City	53000 people	112 km
El Fortín	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	112 km
El Castaño	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	117 km
Chinandega	Chinandega	Nicaragua	City	130000 people	117 km
San Ramón	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	121 km
Somotillo	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	15000 people	129 km
Puerto el Barquito	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	130 km
Colonia Adela	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	130 km
Delicias	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	132 km
Corinto	León	Nicaragua	Village	19000 people	134 km
Gualococti	Morazán	El Salvador	Village	-	81 km
San Antonio	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	84 km
Joateca	Morazán	El Salvador	Village	-	88 km
Jocaitique	Morazan	El Salvador	Village	-	90 km
Upire	La Unión	El Salvador	Village	-	91 km
Estancia	La Paz	Honduras	Village	-	92 km
San Vicente	San Vicente	El Salvador	City	37000 people	96 km
Mercedes de Oriente	La Paz	Honduras	Village	-	96 km
Sebastián	Intibucá	Honduras	Village	-	97 km
El Carmen	Intibucá	Honduras	Village	-	98 km
El Pochote	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	98 km
San José	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	100 km
Nuevo Tepetitán	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	100 km
Porvenir	Intibuca	Honduras	Village	-	101 km
La Vainilla	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	104 km
La Florida	La Paz	Honduras	Village	<1000 people	105 km
Namasigüe	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	105 km
El Caracol	Intibuca	Honduras	Village	-	105 km
Cabañas	La Paz	Honduras	Village	-	105 km
San Isidro	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	106 km
San Pedro Nonualco	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	-	106 km
El Volcán	La Paz	Honduras	Village	-	107 km
Concepción	Intibucá	Honduras	Village	-	108 km
Cacauterique	La Paz	Honduras	Village	-	109 km
Portillo Grande	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	109 km
Santa Ana de Yusguare	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	1800 people	109 km
Los Encuentros	Francisco Morazán	Honduras	Village	-	110 km
Reitoca	Francisco Morazán	Honduras	Village	1100 people	110 km
El Cerro	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	112 km
Yarula	La Paz	Honduras	Village	-	113 km
Buena Vista	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	-	113 km
Lodo Negro	La Paz	Honduras	Village	-	114 km
Cojutepeque	Cuscatlán	El Salvador	City	48000 people	114 km
Las Cabezas	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	114 km
Los Nanzales	Francisco Morazán	Honduras	Village	-	115 km
Candelaria	Cuscatlán	El Salvador	Village	-	115 km
San Juan Tepezontes	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	-	116 km
Ilobasco	Cabañas	El Salvador	City	23000 people	116 km
Liure	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	1000 people	116 km
Guajiquirito	La Paz	Honduras	Village	-	116 km
La Estancia	Francisco Morazán	Honduras	Village	-	116 km
Soledad	El Paraíso	Honduras	Village	-	119 km
Los Ángeles	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	120 km
Mokorón	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	120 km
Candelaria	Lempira	Honduras	Village	-	121 km
Tejutepeque	Cabañas	El Salvador	Village	-	121 km
Campamento No. 2	Cabañas	El Salvador	Village	-	121 km
Olocuilta	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	6200 people	122 km
Sabana Grande	Francisco Morazan	Honduras	Village	-	122 km
Linda Vista	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	123 km
El Junquillo	Francisco Morazán	Honduras	Village	-	123 km
Cangrejera	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	124 km
Tablazón	Comayagua	Honduras	Village	-	125 km
Bara de Roble	Francisco Morazán	Honduras	Village	-	125 km
San Benito	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	125 km
Guachipilín	Comayagua	Honduras	Village	-	125 km
Santiago Texacuangos	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	-	126 km
Lapaterique	Francisco Morazán	Honduras	Village	-	127 km
Ojojona	Francisco Morazán	Honduras	Village	3100 people	127 km
San José	La Paz	Honduras	Village	-	128 km
Casita	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	130 km
El Puente	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	130 km
Chichigalpa	Chinandega	Nicaragua	City	33000 people	130 km
Panchimalco	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	6700 people	130 km
Tutule	La Paz	Honduras	Village	-	130 km
El Potrerito	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	131 km
El Carrizal	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	-	131 km
Santa Ana	Francisco Morazán	Honduras	Village	1000 people	131 km
Erandique	Lempira	Honduras	Village	1900 people	131 km
Yamaranguila	Intibucá	Honduras	Village	1200 people	132 km
San Francisco	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	133 km
Santa María	La Paz	Honduras	Village	-	133 km
Las Cuevas	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	134 km
San Andrés	Lempira	Honduras	Village	-	134 km
San Luis del Carmen	Chalatenango	El Salvador	Village	-	134 km
La Esperanza	Intibucá	Honduras	Village	5300 people	134 km
Salalica	Francisco Morazán	Honduras	Village	-	134 km
Las Cuevas	Comayagua	Honduras	Village	-	134 km
Cinco Pinos	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	<1000 people	135 km
Huizúcar	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	135 km
Montepeque	Cuscatlán	El Salvador	Village	-	135 km
Valladolid	Lempira	Honduras	Village	-	135 km
Lamaní	Comayagua	Honduras	Village	-	136 km
San Pablo	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	136 km
Suchitoto	Cuscatlán	El Salvador	Village	5600 people	137 km
San Salvador	San Salvador	El Salvador	Capital	520000 people	137 km
Las Moras	La Paz	Honduras	Village	-	137 km
Olomega	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	138 km
San Matías	Francisco Morazán	Honduras	Village	-	140 km
La Libertad	La Libertad	El Salvador	City	17000 people	140 km
Poneloya	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	140 km
Villa Nueva	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	5500 people	140 km
Nuevo Cuscatlán	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	6500 people	140 km
Las Dispensas	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	140 km
San Marcos	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	140 km
Apopa	San Salvador	El Salvador	City	110000 people	141 km
San Miguel Guancapla	Intibucá	Honduras	Village	-	141 km
Caserío Los Portillos	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	141 km
Rodeo Grande	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	141 km
Santiago de Puringla	La Paz	Honduras	Village	2400 people	141 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
Tamarindo		3				0	22 km
El Papalon		68				0	39 km
La Carrera		52				0	50 km
Santa Rosa de Lima		36				0	63 km
Los Comandos		280				0	70 km
San Lorenzo		20				0	79 km
El Playon		79				0	82 km
El Salvador International	SAL	31	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10500	111 km
Marcala	MRJ	unknown				0	115 km
Erandique	EDQ	unknown				0	120 km
La Esperanza	LEZ	1670	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3300	122 km
Ilopango International		616	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7300	129 km
Toncontin International	TGU	1004	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6100	143 km
Fanor Urroz		100				0	149 km
Coronel Enrique Soto Cano		628				0	151 km
Rio Sucio Highway Strip		491				0	157 km
Shaoguan		unknown	Mil.	Paved	Yes	8000	158 km
Gracias	GAC	unknown				0	162 km
Cucuyagua		805				0	189 km
Santa Rosa de Copan	SDH	unknown				0	203 km
Los Brasiles		80	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	214 km
Victoria	VTA	unknown				0	222 km
Copan	RUY	unknown				0	222 km
Punta Huete		66				0	224 km
Montelimar		30				0	224 km
Palacios	PCH	unknown				0	232 km
Augusto Cesar Sandino International	MGA	59	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8000	235 km
Chiquimula	CIQ	unknown				0	245 km
Yoro	ORO	unknown				0	247 km
La Lima		23				0	261 km
Ramon Villeda Morales	SAP	27	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9200	261 km
Bananera		40				0	275 km
Puerto Barrios	PBR	10	Civ.	Paved	No	8900	296 km
San Jose		9	Civ.	Paved	No	6500	311 km
El Naranjo	ENJ	unknown				0	316 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
La Union	SVLUN	El Salvador	38 km
Puerto El Triunfo		El Salvador	53 km
Amapala	HNAMP	Honduras	55 km
San Lorenzo	HNSLO	Honduras	78 km
Corinto	NICIO	Nicaragua	121 km
La Libertad	SVLLD	El Salvador	139 km
Puerto Sandino	NIPSN	Nicaragua	176 km
Acajutla	SVAQJ	El Salvador	196 km
Puerto Masachapa		Nicaragua	224 km
Puerto Barrios	GTPBR	Guatemala	297 km
Puerto Quetzail	GTPRQ	Guatemala	304 km
San Jose	GTSJO	Guatemala	309 km
San Jose	GTSJO	Guatemala	309 km

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	15 de Septiembre	Lempa	n/a	77 km
	5 de Noviembre	Lempa	n/a	122 km
	Cerron Grande	Lempa	1973	130 km
Yojoa	El Pescadero	Perscadero	1964	203 km
	El Cajon	Comayagua	1984	217 km
	El Mancotal	Tuma	n/a	239 km

More information

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