Overall Green Earthquake alert in El Salvador on 28 Oct 2018 22:23 UTC

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M 6.1 in El Salvador on 28 Oct 2018 22:23 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:	6.1M
Depth:	24.69 Km
Lat/Lon:	12.9489 , -90.3848
Event Date:	28 Oct 2018 22:23 UTC 28 Oct 2018 16:23 Local
Exposed Population:	120000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us1000hib5
Inserted at:	28 Oct 2018 22:42 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	5.5 (Guatemala)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Guatemala= 5.5; El Salvador= 4.6

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us1000hib5	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.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1233858		0	28 Oct 2018 22:23	6.1M, 24.69km	4.05	N/A (in MMI>=VII)		00:18	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 Sonsonate (population 166,435) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	no people
	140000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Alert	Shake id #	Score	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
	1	0	1233858	12.949/-90.385	6.1	24.69	3.99	28 Oct 2018 22:44	00:20	(new episode)
	2	0	1233858	12.949/-90.385	6.1	24.69	4.05	29 Oct 2018 00:26	02:03	(upd of #1)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Sonsonate	El Salvador	170000 people
Ahuachapan	El Salvador	87000 people
Jutiapa	Guatemala	43000 people
Santa Rosa	Guatemala	59000 people
Escuintla	Guatemala	180000 people
Sonsonate	El Salvador	300000 people
Ahuachapan	El Salvador	250000 people
Jutiapa	Guatemala	470000 people
Santa Rosa	Guatemala	340000 people
La Libertad	El Salvador	690000 people
Escuintla	Guatemala	540000 people
Santa Ana	El Salvador	580000 people
San Salvador	El Salvador	1.7 million people
La Paz	El Salvador	310000 people
Guatemala	Guatemala	3.3 million people
Chalatenango	El Salvador	200000 people
Jalapa	Guatemala	310000 people
Sacatepequez	Guatemala	400000 people
Cuscatlan	El Salvador	230000 people
Suchitepequez	Guatemala	540000 people
San Vicente	El Salvador	170000 people
Chimaltenango	Guatemala	550000 people
Usulutan	El Salvador	380000 people
Cabanas	El Salvador	160000 people
Chiquimula	Guatemala	410000 people
Retalhuleu	Guatemala	340000 people
El Progreso	Guatemala	200000 people
Solola	Guatemala	410000 people
Ocotepeque	Honduras	150000 people
Lempira	Honduras	310000 people
Zacapa	Guatemala	240000 people
Baja Verapaz	Guatemala	310000 people
Quiche	Guatemala	660000 people
San Miguel	El Salvador	460000 people
Intibuca	Honduras	220000 people
Quezaltenango	Guatemala	770000 people
Totonicapan	Guatemala	460000 people
Copan	Honduras	370000 people
Morazan	El Salvador	180000 people
Alta Verapaz	Guatemala	870000 people
San Marcos	Guatemala	680000 people
La Union	El Salvador	240000 people
Izabal	Guatemala	260000 people
La Paz	Honduras	130000 people
Chiapas	Mexico	760000 people
Huehuetenango	Guatemala	260000 people
Valle	Honduras	150000 people
Santa Barbara	Honduras	35000 people
Chinandega	Nicaragua	310000 people
Comayagua	Honduras	110000 people
Choluteca	Honduras	270000 people
Cortes	Honduras	140000 people
Peten	Guatemala	130000 people
Toledo	Belize	6000 people
Leon	Nicaragua	76000 people
Yoro	Honduras	18000 people
Atlantida	Honduras	<1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Metalío	Sonsonate	El Salvador	Village	-	92 km
Acajutla	Sonsonate	El Salvador	City	22000 people	93 km
Barra de la Gabina	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	94 km
Buenos Aires	Sonsonate	El Salvador	Village	-	94 km
Las Champas	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	94 km
San Pedro	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	97 km
Cara	Ahuachapán	El Salvador	Village	-	99 km
Caserío El Guayabo	Ahuachapán	El Salvador	Village	-	100 km
El Pumpo	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	105 km
Agua Dulce	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	106 km
La Avellana	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	108 km
San Rafael	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	109 km
Papaturro	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	111 km
Los Cerritos	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	112 km
Sonsonate	Sonsonate	El Salvador	City	59000 people	112 km
Iztapa	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	4000 people	115 km
El Jobito	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	117 km
San José	Escuintla	Guatemala	City	19000 people	118 km
La Barrita	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	122 km
Obero	Escuintla	Guatemala	City	-	130 km
Chontal	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	147 km
La Gomera	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	24000 people	150 km
El Níspero	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	108 km
Jujutla	Ahuachapán	El Salvador	Village	2000 people	109 km
San Rafael	Ahuachapan	El Salvador	Village	-	110 km
Cuisnahuat	Sonsonate	El Salvador	Village	-	114 km
Hacienda Taquillo	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	116 km
Tacuba	Ahuachapán	El Salvador	Village	5100 people	116 km
Izalco	Sonsonate	El Salvador	Village	19000 people	117 km
Quezalapa	Ahuachapán	El Salvador	Village	-	118 km
Salcoatitán	Sonsonate	El Salvador	Village	-	118 km
El Sauce	Sonsonate	El Salvador	Village	-	122 km
Ahuachapán	Ahuachapán	El Salvador	City	33000 people	122 km
Chiltiupán	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	122 km
Guazacapán	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	City	-	124 km
Taxisco	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	6400 people	124 km
Moyuta	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	8100 people	125 km
Conguaco	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	3400 people	127 km
La Libertad	La Libertad	El Salvador	City	17000 people	129 km
Valle Nuevo	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	130 km
Armenia	Sonsonate	El Salvador	City	15000 people	130 km
Atiquizaya	Ahuachapán	El Salvador	Village	9500 people	131 km
Chalchuapa	Ahuachapan	El Salvador	City	32000 people	132 km
San Francisco El Potrerón	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	133 km
Brito	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	136 km
Sipacate	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	136 km
Jalpatagua	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	10000 people	138 km
Santa María Ixhuatán	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	138 km
Las Dispensas	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	138 km
Comapa	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	1500 people	139 km
El Botoncillal	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	140 km
Cuje	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	142 km
Ciudad Arce	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	10000 people	142 km
Huizúcar	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	143 km
Cangrejera	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	143 km
Nueva San Salvador	La Libertad	El Salvador	City	120000 people	143 km
Coatepeque	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	5700 people	143 km
San José Acatempa	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	144 km
Nuevo Cuscatlán	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	6500 people	144 km
La Esmeralda	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	144 km
El Carrizal	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	-	145 km
Finca Santa Elena	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	145 km
El Pescador	Guatemala	Guatemala	Village	-	146 km
Santa Ana	Santa Ana	El Salvador	City	170000 people	147 km
Cuilapa	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	City	16000 people	147 km
Masagua	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	9900 people	148 km
Ceiba Amelia	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	149 km
Panchimalco	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	6700 people	150 km
San Jacinto	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	150 km
Estanzuela	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	151 km
Yupiltepeque	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	3000 people	152 km
Atescatempa	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	11000 people	153 km
San Salvador	San Salvador	El Salvador	Capital	520000 people	153 km
Tecojate	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	154 km
Olocuilta	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	6200 people	154 km
La Democracia	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	154 km
Quezaltepeque	La Libertad	El Salvador	City	28000 people	154 km
Pozitos	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	155 km
Jumaytepeque	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	155 km
Escuintla	Escuintla	Guatemala	City	100000 people	156 km
El Paraíso	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	157 km
Santiago Texacuangos	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	-	157 km
El Guineo	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	157 km
Jutiapa	Jutiapa	Guatemala	City	34000 people	157 km
Las Pozas	Guatemala	Guatemala	Village	-	159 km
Las Playas	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	159 km
Cerro Colorado	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	159 km
El Rosario	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	5500 people	160 km
San Pablo Tacachico	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	3000 people	160 km
Buena Vista	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	-	160 km
Las Piletas	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	160 km
Apopa	San Salvador	El Salvador	City	110000 people	161 km
Los Verdes	Guatemala	Guatemala	Village	-	162 km
Rincón del Río	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	162 km
La Herradura	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	-	162 km
San Juan Tapalapa	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	162 km
Texistepeque	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	2400 people	162 km
Santa Elena Barillas	Guatemala	Guatemala	Village	-	162 km
Siquinalá	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	163 km
Barra Madre Vieja	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	163 km
Casillas	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	8900 people	163 km
Poza Verde	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	164 km
Asunción Mita	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	14000 people	164 km
Ayarza	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	165 km
San Juan Tepezontes	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	-	165 km
Progreso	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	166 km
Guasapa	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	-	166 km
Hacienda San Joaquín	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	167 km
El Zapote	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	167 km
Fraijanes	Guatemala	Guatemala	Village	28000 people	168 km
Santa Lucia Cotz	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	168 km
Santiago Nonualco	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	9400 people	168 km
Guadalupe la Zorra	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	-	169 km
Poza	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	170 km
San Rafael	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	170 km
Amatitlán	Guatemala	Guatemala	City	48000 people	171 km
Montepeque	Cuscatlán	El Salvador	Village	-	171 km
Aguilares	San Salvador	El Salvador	Village	21000 people	171 km
La Sierra	Jalapa	Guatemala	Village	-	173 km
Candelaria	Cuscatlán	El Salvador	Village	-	173 km
San Pedro Nonualco	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	-	174 km
Cantón San José de la Montaña	La Paz	El Salvador	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
San Jose		9	Civ.	Paved	No	6500	120 km
El Naranjo	ENJ	unknown				0	136 km
Rio Sucio Highway Strip		491				0	142 km
El Salvador International	SAL	31	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10500	154 km
Ilopango International		616	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7300	160 km
La Aurora	GUA	1509	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9800	181 km
El Playon		79				0	185 km
La Carrera		52				0	207 km
Chiquimula	CIQ	unknown				0	224 km
Retalhuleu		200	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	224 km
Quezaltenango		2363				0	244 km
Cucuyagua		805				0	247 km
Copan	RUY	unknown				0	249 km
Erandique	EDQ	unknown				0	250 km
El Papalon		68				0	251 km
Los Comandos		280				0	261 km
Gracias	GAC	unknown				0	264 km
Tamarindo		3				0	269 km
Palacios	PCH	unknown				0	272 km
Santa Rosa de Copan	SDH	unknown				0	272 km
La Esperanza	LEZ	1670	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3300	277 km
Coban	CBV	1323	Civ.	Paved	No	2600	279 km
Santa Rosa de Lima		36				0	283 km
Marcala	MRJ	unknown				0	286 km
Huehuetenango	HUG	unknown				0	289 km
Tapachula International	TAP	29	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6500	296 km
Tapachula		110				0	298 km
Inta Northeast		155				0	321 km
San Lorenzo		20				0	322 km
Bananera		40				0	326 km
Rubelsanto	RUV	130				0	337 km
Coronel Enrique Soto Cano		628				0	338 km
Shaoguan		unknown	Mil.	Paved	Yes	8000	341 km
Ramon Villeda Morales	SAP	27	Civ.	Paved	Yes	9200	384 km
La Lima		23				0	385 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Acajutla	SVAQJ	El Salvador	91 km
Puerto Quetzail	GTPRQ	Guatemala	116 km
San Jose	GTSJO	Guatemala	117 km
San Jose	GTSJO	Guatemala	117 km
La Libertad	SVLLD	El Salvador	130 km
Playa Grande		Guatemala	176 km
Puerto El Triunfo		El Salvador	202 km
Champerico	GTCHR	Guatemala	221 km
La Union	SVLUN	El Salvador	279 km
Puerto Madero	MXPMD	Mexico	294 km
San Lorenzo	HNSLO	Honduras	322 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Cerron Grande	Lempa	1973	192 km
5 de Noviembre	Lempa	n/a	210 km
15 de Septiembre	Lempa	n/a	211 km
Pueblo Viejo	Chixoy	1983	258 km

More information

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