Overall Green Earthquake alert in Guatemala on 12 May 2021 06:17 UTC

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M 5.6 in Guatemala on 12 May 2021 06:17 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:	51.25 Km
Lat/Lon:	13.3348 , -90.3412
Event Date:	12 May 2021 06:17 UTC 12 May 2021 00:17 Local
Exposed Population:	1160000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us7000e2bd
Inserted at:	12 May 2021 06:37 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
us7000e2bd	Scaled population (raster)	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
1374739		0	12 May 2021 06:17	5.6M, 51.25km	3.99	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 Guatemala ,of Jutiapa (population 88,214) . 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	1374739	13.335/-90.341	5.6	51.2	3.991	12 May 2021 06:40	00:23	(new episode)
2	1374739	13.335/-90.341	5.6	51.2	3.989	12 May 2021 07:35	01:18	(upd of #1)
3	1374739	13.335/-90.341	5.6	51.2	3.989	12 May 2021 08:22	02:05	(upd of #2)
4	1374739	13.335/-90.341	5.6	51.2	3.99	13 May 2021 06:20	1d 00:03	(upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Jutiapa	Guatemala	88000 people
Ahuachapan	El Salvador	320000 people
Santa Rosa	Guatemala	120000 people
Sonsonate	El Salvador	400000 people
Escuintla	Guatemala	140000 people
La Libertad	El Salvador	16000 people
Santa Ana	El Salvador	64000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Barra de la Gabina	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	51 km
Las Champas	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	53 km
San Pedro	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	55 km
Caserío El Guayabo	Ahuachapán	El Salvador	Village	-	59 km
Cara	Ahuachapán	El Salvador	Village	-	59 km
Metalío	Sonsonate	El Salvador	Village	-	59 km
Buenos Aires	Sonsonate	El Salvador	Village	-	59 km
Acajutla	Sonsonate	El Salvador	City	22000 people	62 km
Agua Dulce	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	64 km
El Pumpo	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	64 km
La Avellana	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	66 km
San Rafael	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	66 km
Los Cerritos	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	69 km
Papaturro	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	71 km
Jujutla	Ahuachapán	El Salvador	Village	2000 people	72 km
El Jobito	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	74 km
San Rafael	Ahuachapan	El Salvador	Village	-	75 km
Tacuba	Ahuachapán	El Salvador	Village	5100 people	77 km
Iztapa	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	4000 people	78 km
Sonsonate	Sonsonate	El Salvador	City	59000 people	80 km
Quezalapa	Ahuachapán	El Salvador	Village	-	82 km
Guazacapán	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	City	-	82 km
Taxisco	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	6400 people	82 km
Moyuta	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	8100 people	83 km
Salcoatitán	Sonsonate	El Salvador	Village	-	83 km
San José	Escuintla	Guatemala	City	19000 people	84 km
Ahuachapán	Ahuachapán	El Salvador	City	33000 people	84 km
Izalco	Sonsonate	El Salvador	Village	19000 people	85 km
Conguaco	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	3400 people	86 km
El Níspero	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	86 km
Cuisnahuat	Sonsonate	El Salvador	Village	-	87 km
La Barrita	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	90 km
Valle Nuevo	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	90 km
Atiquizaya	Ahuachapán	El Salvador	Village	9500 people	93 km
El Sauce	Sonsonate	El Salvador	Village	-	94 km
Obero	Escuintla	Guatemala	City	-	94 km
Hacienda Taquillo	La Libertad	El Salvador	Village	-	95 km
Chalchuapa	Ahuachapan	El Salvador	City	32000 people	95 km
Brito	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	96 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity	Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
	San Jose		9	Civ.	Paved	No	6500	85 km
	El Naranjo	ENJ	unknown				0	100 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Acajutla	SVAQJ	El Salvador	61 km
Puerto Quetzail	GTPRQ	Guatemala	80 km
San Jose	GTSJO	Guatemala	83 km
San Jose	GTSJO	Guatemala	83 km

More information

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