M 5.5 in Guatemala on 13 Nov 2019 16:28 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: 5.5M
Depth: 60.87 Km
Lat/Lon: 13.6722 , -90.9634
Event Date: 13 Nov 2019 16:28 UTC
13 Nov 2019 10:28 Local
Exposed Population: 1540000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us60006b3s
Inserted at: 14 Nov 2019 16:31 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
us60006b3s 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

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1278532 0 13 Nov 2019 16:28 5.5M, 60.87km 4.24 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 1d 00:02 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 Escuintla (population 213,909) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1278532 13.672/-90.963 5.5 60.9 4.087 13 Nov 2019 16:48 00:19 (new episode)
2 0 1278532 13.672/-90.963 5.5 60.9 4.089 13 Nov 2019 16:57 00:28 (upd of #1)
3 0 1278532 13.672/-90.963 5.5 60.9 4.233 13 Nov 2019 18:32 02:03 (upd of #2)
4 0 1278532 13.672/-90.963 5.5 60.9 4.236 14 Nov 2019 16:31 1d 00:02 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Escuintla Guatemala 210000 people
Santa Rosa Guatemala 7900 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
La Barrita Escuintla Guatemala Village - 28 km
San José Escuintla Guatemala City 19000 people 32 km
Sipacate Escuintla Guatemala Village - 35 km
Iztapa Escuintla Guatemala Village 4000 people 39 km
Obero Escuintla Guatemala City - 43 km
Chontal Escuintla Guatemala Village - 46 km
Papaturro Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 48 km
La Gomera Escuintla Guatemala Village 24000 people 50 km
Tecojate Escuintla Guatemala Village - 53 km
Ceiba Amelia Escuintla Guatemala Village - 55 km
Cerro Colorado Escuintla Guatemala Village - 59 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 32 km
El Naranjo ENJ unknown 0 49 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
San Jose GTSJO Guatemala 31 km
San Jose GTSJO Guatemala 31 km
Puerto Quetzail GTPRQ Guatemala 34 km

More information

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