M 5.8 in Guatemala on 12 Nov 2022 04:39 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact
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: 5.8M
Depth: 99.622 Km
Lat/Lon: 14.1232 , -90.787
Event Date: 12 Nov 2022 04:39 UTC
11 Nov 2022 22:39 Local
Exposed Population: 90 thousand in MMI V
Source: NEIC us7000ip7p
Inserted at: 12 Nov 2022 04:57 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 5.5 (Guatemala)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000ip7p 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
1472689 0 12 Nov 2022 04:39 5.8M, 99.622km 4.28 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:17 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 Ahuachapan (population 175) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1472689 14.123/-90.787 5.8 99.6 4.416 12 Nov 2022 05:00 00:20 (new episode)
2 0 1472689 14.123/-90.787 5.8 99.6 4.416 12 Nov 2022 05:19 00:40 (upd of #1)
3 0 1472689 14.123/-90.787 5.8 99.6 4.302 12 Nov 2022 06:43 02:03 (upd of #2)
4 0 1472689 14.123/-90.787 5.8 99.6 4.285 13 Nov 2022 05:40 1d 01:00 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Escuintla Guatemala 760000 people
Santa Rosa Guatemala 350000 people
Guatemala Guatemala 3.3 million people
Sacatepequez Guatemala 430000 people
Chimaltenango Guatemala 620000 people
Suchitepequez Guatemala 540000 people
Jutiapa Guatemala 66000 people
Solola Guatemala 110000 people
Jalapa Guatemala 2600 people
Ahuachapan El Salvador 20000 people
El Progreso Guatemala 9800 people
Quiche Guatemala 62000 people
Baja Verapaz Guatemala no people
Retalhuleu Guatemala 22000 people
Sonsonate El Salvador 3600 people
Santa Ana El Salvador <1000 people
Chiquimula Guatemala <1000 people
Zacapa Guatemala no people
Alta Verapaz Guatemala no people
Huehuetenango Guatemala <1000 people
Chalatenango El Salvador <1000 people
Ocotepeque Honduras 3400 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Obero Escuintla Guatemala City - 10 km
Masagua Escuintla Guatemala Village 9900 people 11 km
Brito Escuintla Guatemala Village - 14 km
Ceiba Amelia Escuintla Guatemala Village - 19 km
Escuintla Escuintla Guatemala City 100000 people 20 km
La Democracia Escuintla Guatemala Village - 21 km
San José Escuintla Guatemala City 19000 people 22 km
Iztapa Escuintla Guatemala Village 4000 people 22 km
La Barrita Escuintla Guatemala Village - 27 km
Siquinalá Escuintla Guatemala Village - 28 km
Papaturro Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 30 km
El Zapote Escuintla Guatemala Village - 30 km
Pozitos Escuintla Guatemala Village - 31 km
El Pescador Guatemala Guatemala Village - 32 km
Santa Lucia Cotz Escuintla Guatemala Village - 34 km
Taxisco Santa Rosa Guatemala Village 6400 people 35 km
Cuje Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 36 km
Las Pozas Guatemala Guatemala Village - 37 km
Las Playas Escuintla Guatemala Village - 37 km
La Gomera Escuintla Guatemala Village 24000 people 39 km
Alotenango Sacatepéquez Guatemala Village 17000 people 40 km
Guazacapán Santa Rosa Guatemala City - 40 km
El Pumpo Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 41 km
La Avellana Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 41 km
Santa Elena Barillas Guatemala Guatemala Village - 41 km
Cerro Colorado Escuintla Guatemala Village - 42 km
Amatitlán Guatemala Guatemala City 48000 people 43 km
Ciudad Vieja Sacatepéquez Guatemala Village 30000 people 44 km
Sipacate Escuintla Guatemala Village - 44 km
El Jobito Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 44 km
Agua Dulce Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 46 km
La Soledad Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 47 km
Antigua Sacatepéquez Guatemala Major city 21000 people 48 km
Chontal Escuintla Guatemala Village - 48 km
San Rafael Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 48 km
Poza Verde Escuintla Guatemala Village - 48 km
Los Verdes Guatemala Guatemala Village - 49 km
Acatenango Chimaltenango Guatemala Village 7000 people 51 km
Patulul Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village 14000 people 52 km
Fraijanes Guatemala Guatemala Village 28000 people 53 km
Parramos Chimaltenango Guatemala Village 9500 people 54 km
Cuilapa Santa Rosa Guatemala City 16000 people 55 km
Santa María Ixhuatán Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 56 km
Los Cerritos Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 56 km
Poza Escuintla Guatemala Village - 57 km
El Manzanillo Sacatepéquez Guatemala Village - 58 km
Tejar Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 58 km
Santa Catarina Pinula Guatemala Guatemala Village 68000 people 58 km
Santa Bárbara Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 59 km
Estanzuela Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 59 km
Chimaltenango Chimaltenango Guatemala City 82000 people 59 km
Mixco Guatemala Guatemala City 470000 people 60 km
Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala Capital 1.7 million people 62 km
Tecojate Escuintla Guatemala Village - 62 km
San Pedro Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 64 km
Pueblo Nuevo Tiquisate Escuintla Guatemala Village - 64 km
Río Bravo Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village 7500 people 65 km
Patzún Chimaltenango Guatemala City 18000 people 66 km
Casillas Santa Rosa Guatemala Village 8900 people 67 km
San José Acatempa Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 67 km
Comalapa Chimaltenango Guatemala City 21000 people 69 km
San Juan Tapalapa Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 70 km
Barra Madre Vieja Escuintla Guatemala Village - 71 km
La Sierra Jalapa Guatemala Village - 72 km
San Raimundo Guatemala Guatemala Village - 74 km
Bolivia Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 74 km
Pamanzana Chimaltenango Guatemala Village - 74 km
Chicacao Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village 20000 people 74 km
Barra de la Gabina Jutiapa Guatemala Village - 76 km
Chato Guatemala Guatemala Village - 76 km
San José Poaquil Chimaltenango Guatemala City - 78 km
Caserío El Guayabo Ahuachapán El Salvador Village - 81 km
Nueva Venecia Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 82 km
San Antonio Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 82 km
Ayarza Santa Rosa Guatemala Village - 84 km
Bracitos Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 84 km
Las Champas Jutiapa Guatemala Village - 85 km
Patut Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 85 km
Garibaldi Guatemala Guatemala Village - 87 km
Masá Sololá Guatemala Village - 87 km
San Lorenzo Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village 2100 people 88 km
Tahuesco Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 88 km
San Pablo Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village - 88 km
Santa Lucía Sololá Guatemala Village - 88 km
Mazatenango Suchitepequez Guatemala City 36000 people 90 km
Los Encuentros Sololá Guatemala Village - 90 km
Cuyotenango Suchitepéquez Guatemala Village 11000 people 96 km
Boxomá Retalhuleu Guatemala Village - 101 km
Puerta Privada Retalhuleu Guatemala Village - 104 km
Majada Vieja Santa Ana El Salvador Village - 153 km
Dolores Ocotepeque Honduras Village - 185 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
El Naranjo ENJ unknown 0 6 km
San Jose 9 Civ. Paved No 6500 21 km
La Aurora GUA 1509 Civ. Paved Yes 9800 58 km

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Puerto Quetzail GTPRQ Guatemala 23 km
San Jose GTSJO Guatemala 23 km
San Jose GTSJO Guatemala 23 km
Playa Grande Guatemala 78 km

More information

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