PAGER - M 5.5 - OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR

Alert level does not include impacts from earthquake-related hazards such as tsunamis, landslides, fires or liquefaction.

Earthquake Shaking Alert Level: GREEN

Download Alert PDF What's this?Monday, August 27th, 2012 at 05:38:04 UTC (23:38:04 local)Location: 12.3° N, 88.6° WDepth: 35kmEvent Id: USC000C816Alert Version: 1Created: 1 week, 1 day after earthquake.

Alert Information

Green alert for shaking-related fatalities and economic losses. There is a low likelihood of casualties and damage.

Estimated Fatalities

ESTIMATED FATALITY ALERT: GREEN
ESTIMATED FATALITIES (LEVEL)	Probability (%)
0 (GREEN)	99
1 to 9 (YELLOW)	1
10 to 99 (YELLOW)	0
100 to 999 (ORANGE)	0
1 to 10 thousand (RED)	0
10 to 100 thousand (RED)	0
100 thousand + (RED)	0

Estimated Economic Losses

ESTIMATED ECONOMIC ALERT: GREEN
ESTIMATED VALUE IN USD (LEVEL)	Probability (%)
0 to 1 million (GREEN)	99
1 to 10 million (YELLOW)	1
10 to 100 million (YELLOW)	0
100 million to 1 billion (ORANGE)	0
1 to 10 billion (RED)	0
10 to 100 billion (RED)	0
100 billion + (RED)	0

Detailed Information

Estimated Population Exposed to Earthquake Shaking
Estimated Modified Mercalli Intensity		I	II-III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X
Est. Population Exposure		---*	9,802k*	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Perceived Shaking		Not Felt	Weak	Light	Moderate	Strong	Very Strong	Severe	Violent	Extreme
Potential Structure Damage	Resistant	none	none	none	V. Light	Light	Moderate	Moderate/Heavy	Heavy	V. Heavy
Potential Structure Damage	Vulnerable	none	none	none	Light	Moderate	Moderate/Heavy	Heavy	V. Heavy	V. Heavy

*Estimated exposure only includes population within calculated shake map area

Population Exposure
Population per ~1 sq. km. from LandScan

Structure Information Summary

Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are vulnerable to earthquake shaking, though some resistant structures exist.

Historical Earthquakes (with MMI)

Date (UTC)	Dist (km)	Mag	Max MMI (#)	Shaking Deaths
1991-06-21	165	5.8	VI (14k)	0
2001-02-17	174	4.1	VI (5)	1
1986-10-10	177	5.7	VIII (30k)	950

Recent earthquakes in this area have caused secondary hazards such as landslides and fires that might have contributed to losses.

Selected Cities Exposedfrom GeoNames Database of Cities with 1,000 or more residents.

MMI	City	Population
III	Puerto El Triunfo	19k
III	Jiquilisco	9k
III	Jucuaran	2k
III	Chirilagua	6k
III	Intipuca	4k
III	Usulutan	52k
III	San Miquel	162k
III	Soyapango	330k
III	San Salvador	526k
II	Santa Ana	177k
II	Tegucigalpa	851k

(k = x1,000)

Nearby Events in the EXPO-CAT Earthquake Catalog
#	Date/Time	Mag	Lat, Lon, Depth	Country	Max MMI (Exposed)	Deaths		Secondary Effects
#	Date/Time	Mag	Lat, Lon, Depth	Country	Max MMI (Exposed)	Shaking	Total	Secondary Effects
1	1976-02-04 09:01 UTC	7.5	15.3° N, 89.15° W 13km	GT	IX (80 k)	22778	22778	tsunami
2	1976-02-04 09:30 UTC	5.4	14.81° N, 90.47° W 60km	GT	V (2,086 k)	0	0
3	1976-02-08 08:13 UTC	5.6	15.67° N, 88.52° W 4km	GT	VII (41 k)	0	0
4	1976-03-13 16:30 UTC	5.4	14.73° N, 91.01° W 15km	GT	VII (43 k)	4	4	landslide
5	1977-09-10 10:21 UTC	5.5	13.96° N, 91.67° W 25km	GT	VII (15 k)	0	0
6	1978-02-22 06:07 UTC	6.3	14.27° N, 91.4° W 67km	GT	VII (121 k)	2	2
7	1978-07-29 14:37 UTC	4.9	14.76° N, 90.99° W 15km	GT	VII (14 k)	17	17
8	1978-08-18 15:35 UTC	6.2	14.34° N, 91.47° W 83km	GT	VI (453 k)	0	0
9	1979-10-09 07:49 UTC	5	14.2° N, 90.33° W 15km	GT	VII (7)	0	0	landslide
10	1979-10-27 14:35 UTC	6.8	13.83° N, 90.84° W 62km	GT	VIII (18 k)	7	7
11	1979-10-27 21:43 UTC	6.8	13.76° N, 90.72° W 64km	GT	VIII (54 k)	0	0
12	1982-01-12 05:48 UTC	6.1	13.17° N, 87.54° W 8km	HN	VIII (454)	0	0
13	1982-06-19 06:21 UTC	7.3	13.34° N, 89.31° W 73km	SV	VIII (220 k)	43	43	landslide
14	1982-09-29 05:50 UTC	5.6	14.49° N, 89.1° W 14km	HN	VIII (5)	3	3
15	1984-08-31 04:42 UTC	5.6	12.86° N, 87.23° W 6km	NI	VIII (2 k)	0	0
16	1985-12-16 02:44 UTC	6.1	11.72° N, 85.88° W 35km	NI	VII (329 k)	0	0	landslide
17	1986-10-10 17:49 UTC	5.7	13.8° N, 89.16° W 11km	SV	VIII (30 k)	950	1500	landslide
18	1987-10-04 08:15 UTC	6.1	10.8° N, 85.93° W 41km	CR	VII (1 k)	0	0
19	1987-11-17 03:40 UTC	6.4	12.54° N, 86.98° W 78km	NI	VII (249 k)	0	0
20	1988-05-06 14:46 UTC	6.6	11.49° N, 85.91° W 87km	NI	VII (70 k)	0	0
21	1988-11-03 14:47 UTC	6.6	13.91° N, 90.5° W 76km	GT	VII (143 k)	5	5	landslide
22	1990-04-03 22:57 UTC	6.8	11.43° N, 86.3° W 50km	NI	VIII (1 k)	0	0
23	1990-07-13 13:50 UTC	5	12.96° N, 87.75° W 15km	NI	VI (173)	0	0
24	1991-06-21 06:27 UTC	5.8	13.41° N, 89.64° W 71km	SV	VI (14 k)	0	1	fire
25	1991-09-18 09:48 UTC	6.2	14.61° N, 90.93° W 11km	GT	IX (9 k)	25	25	landslide
26	1992-09-02 00:16 UTC	7.6	11.73° N, 87.39° W 40km	NI	VII (593 k)	0	184	tsunami
27	1992-09-13 10:53 UTC	5.5	11.52° N, 86.75° W 15km	NI	V (578 k)	0	0
28	1993-11-22 22:43 UTC	5.9	11.71° N, 86.09° W 112km	NI	V (1,660 k)	0	1
29	1994-03-12 23:00 UTC	5.6	11.86° N, 86.83° W 35km	NI	VII (14)	0	0
30	1995-06-14 11:11 UTC	6.5	12.17° N, 88.34° W 26km	NI	V (561 k)	0	0
31	1995-12-19 20:56 UTC	5.3	15.18° N, 90.17° W 15km	GT	VII (659)	0	1	landslide
32	1996-03-03 14:55 UTC	6.6	11.73° N, 86.87° W 24km	NI	VII (94 k)	0	0
33	1996-03-03 16:37 UTC	6.7	11.97° N, 86.73° W 28km	NI	VIII (46 k)	0	0
34	1996-08-27 02:12 UTC	5.7	13.54° N, 91.31° W 43km	GT	VI (5 k)	0	0
35	1996-11-17 19:17 UTC	5.9	11.14° N, 86.05° W 20km	NI	VI (27 k)	0	0
36	1997-08-24 00:59 UTC	5.6	13.39° N, 89.42° W 38km	SV	VII (15 k)	0	0
37	1997-11-29 14:18 UTC	5.7	11.32° N, 86.21° W 44km	NI	VI (89 k)	0	0
38	1998-01-10 08:20 UTC	6.6	14.45° N, 91.52° W 74km	GT	VII (641 k)	0	0	landslide
39	1998-03-03 02:24 UTC	6.1	14.45° N, 91.35° W 44km	GT	VII (443 k)	0	0
40	1998-05-10 06:05 UTC	6.3	13.72° N, 90.81° W 25km	GT	VII (39 k)	0	0
41	1998-08-23 13:57 UTC	6.7	11.71° N, 88° W 12km	NI	V (650 k)	0	0
42	1998-10-09 11:54 UTC	6	11.36° N, 86.43° W 16km	NI	VI (8 k)	0	0
43	1998-10-18 14:20 UTC	4.4	11.97° N, 86.25° W 10km	NI	VI (3 k)	0	0
44	1999-04-03 10:10 UTC	6	13.19° N, 87.58° W 42km	HN	VIII (2 k)	0	0
45	1999-06-06 07:08 UTC	6.2	13.91° N, 90.75° W 35km	GT	VII (251 k)	0	0
46	1999-07-11 14:14 UTC	6.7	15.8° N, 88.29° W 20km	GT	IX (2 k)	1	1
47	2000-07-06 19:30 UTC	5.4	11.93° N, 86.07° W 15km	NI	VII (173 k)	7	7
48	2001-01-13 17:33 UTC	7.7	13.07° N, 88.7° W 38km	SV	VIII (655 k)	267	852	landslide
49	2001-01-15 05:09 UTC	5.6	13.17° N, 88.83° W 39km	SV	VII (10 k)	0	0
50	2001-01-16 08:22 UTC	5.6	12.99° N, 88.55° W 37km	SV	VII (112)	0	0
51	2001-01-16 10:58 UTC	5.6	13.04° N, 88.64° W 44km	SV	VI (79 k)	0	0
52	2001-02-13 14:22 UTC	6.5	13.6° N, 89° W 11km	SV	IX (608 k)	315	315	landslide
53	2001-02-17 20:25 UTC	4.1	13.79° N, 89.11° W 10km	SV	VI (5)	1	1	landslide
54	2001-03-29 06:54 UTC	5.7	12.98° N, 88.94° W 40km	SV	VI (71 k)	0	0
55	2001-05-08 18:02 UTC	5.7	13.53° N, 88.83° W 26km	SV	VII (562 k)	1	1	landslide
56	2001-09-18 14:51 UTC	5.5	12.95° N, 88.76° W 37km	SV	VI (22 k)	0	0
57	2002-11-09 00:14 UTC	6	13.67° N, 91.27° W 18km	GT	VI (27 k)	0	0
58	2003-01-21 02:46 UTC	6.4	13.62° N, 90.85° W 24km	GT	VII (149 k)	0	1
59	2004-03-02 03:47 UTC	6.2	11.65° N, 86.9° W 28km	NI	VII (47 k)	0	0
60	2004-04-29 00:57 UTC	6.2	10.72° N, 86.03° W 18km	CR	VII (6)	0	0
61	2004-10-09 21:26 UTC	6.9	11.4° N, 86.7° W 35km	NI	VIII (7)	0	0
62	2004-11-20 22:01 UTC	6.3	13.38° N, 90.14° W 41km	SV	VII (160 k)	0	0
63	2005-07-02 02:16 UTC	6.6	11.27° N, 86.24° W 27km	NI	VII (10 k)	0	0
64	2005-08-03 11:03 UTC	6.3	11.27° N, 85.53° W 11km	NI	VIII (3 k)	0	0
65	2006-02-20 06:56 UTC	5.5	13.16° N, 87.56° W 10km	NI	VI (30 k)	0	0
66	2007-03-14 21:59 UTC	5.5	11.51° N, 86.59° W 35km	NI	VI (34 k)	0	0
67	2007-06-08 15:08 UTC	5.5	13.64° N, 90.8° W 38km	GT	VI (65 k)	0	0
68	2007-06-13 19:29 UTC	6.7	13.56° N, 90.66° W 23km	GT	VI (332 k)	0	0

MMI	City	Population
III	Puerto El Triunfo	19k
III	Jiquilisco	9k
III	Jucuaran	2k
III	Chirilagua	6k
III	Intipuca	4k
III	Usulutan	52k
III	El Transito	9k
III	Concepcion Batres	3k
III	Ozatlan	4k
III	Santa Elena	6k
III	San Rafael Oriente	19k
III	San Agustin	2k
III	Santiago de Maria	15k
III	Berlin	11k
III	Zacatecoluca	40k
III	Jucuapa	11k
III	Chinameca	9k
III	Santiago Nonualco	9k
III	San Miquel	162k
III	Nueva Guadalupe	6k
III	Conchagua	3k
III	El Rosario	6k
III	Moncagua	2k
III	Lolotique	3k
III	San Alejo	5k
III	La Union	27k
III	San Pedro Masahuat	3k
III	San Vicente	37k
III	Olocuilta	6k
III	Amapala	2k
III	La Libertad	17k
III	Chapeltique	3k
III	Apastepeque	6k
III	Rosario de Mora	5k
III	Corinto	19k
III	Panchimalco	7k
III	Guatajiagua	5k
III	El Realejo	6k
III	Sesori	1k
III	Santo Tomas	15k
III	Jocoro	4k
III	Zaragoza	12k
III	San Sebastian	7k
III	Cojutepeque	48k
III	El Viejo	54k
III	Chinandega	126k
III	San Marcos	55k
III	Ilopango	39k
III	El Cubolero	1k
III	San Francisco	16k
III	Pasaquina	2k
III	Nuevo Cuscatlan	6k
III	Puerto Morazan	8k
III	San Martin	39k
III	Ciudad Barrios	8k
III	Antiguo Cuscatlan	34k
III	Monjaras	7k
III	Soyapango	330k
III	Sociedad	2k
III	Santa Rosa de Lima	13k
III	San Salvador	526k
III	Nueva San Salvador	125k
III	Delgado	72k
III	Cuscatancingo	44k
III	Tecoluca	3k
III	Agua Fria	3k
III	Tonacatepeque	6k
III	Sensuntepeque	20k
III	Mejicanos	160k
III	Cacaopera	3k
III	Ayutuxtepeque	25k
III	Santa Cruz	1k
III	San Jose de Las Conchas	1k
III	Chichigalpa	33k
III	Tenancingo	1k
III	El Tular	2k
III	San Lorenzo	22k
III	Los Llanitos	1k
III	Goascoran	1k
III	Posoltega	6k
III	Apopa	112k
III	Marcovia	2k
III	Langue	4k
III	Anamoros	3k
III	La Criba	1k
III	Victoria	2k
III	Corinto	3k
III	Nacaome	14k
III	Quezaltepeque	29k
III	Nueva Esparta	3k
III	Guazapa	11k
III	Jicaro Galan	1k
III	El Obraje	1k
III	Armenia	15k
III	San Jeronimo	2k
III	Aramecina	1k
III	Quezalguaque	2k
III	Leon	145k
III	Suchitoto	6k
III	Namasigue	2k
III	Jiquinlaca	1k
III	Ciudad Choluteca	76k
III	Camasca	1k
III	San Francisco de Coray	1k
III	San Juan Opico	7k
III	La Virtud	1k
III	Telica	9k
III	Ciudad Arce	10k
III	Acajutla	23k
III	El Puente	1k
III	Chalatenango	19k
III	Aguilares	21k
III	Santa Ana de Yusguare	2k
III	Pespire	3k
III	El Triunfo	7k
III	Sonsonate	59k
III	Izalco	19k
III	El Paisnal	2k
III	El Achiotal	1k
III	Sonzacate	15k
III	San Antonio del Monte	9k
III	San Antonio del Norte	1k
III	Somotillo	15k
III	San Pablo Tacachico	3k
III	Los Planes	1k
III	Corpus	1k
III	Nahuizalco	7k
III	El Congo	9k
III	El Guapinol	2k
III	Coatepeque	6k
III	Guaymango	2k
II	Reitoca	1k
II	Orocuina	2k
II	Juayua	10k
II	El Porvenir	3k
II	La Paz Centro	23k
II	Jujutla	2k
II	Marcala	10k
II	Liure	1k
II	Erandique	2k
II	Santa Ana	177k
II	Nueva Concepcion	10k
II	Concepcion de Ataco	8k
II	Chalchuapa	32k
II	Sabanagrande	2k
II	Cerro Grande	1k
II	Atiquizaya	9k
II	Texistepeque	2k
II	Ahuachapan	34k
II	Tacuba	5k
II	Texiguat	1k
II	San Francisco Menendez	1k
II	Ojojona	3k
II	Candelaria de La Frontera	6k
II	Santa Ana	1k
II	San Marcos de Colon	9k
II	Lepaterique	2k
II	Jerez	4k
II	Lamani	2k
II	Atescatempa	12k
II	San Lucas	1k
II	San Jose de Cusmapa	1k
II	Zapotitlan	2k
II	Yaguacire	1k
II	Mateo	1k
II	Yupiltepeque	3k
II	El Adelanto	2k
II	Comapa	1k
II	Duyure	1k
II	Conguaco	3k
II	Tamara	3k
II	El Tablon	1k
II	El Lolo	1k
II	Moyuta	8k
II	Villa Nueva	2k
II	Tegucigalpa	851k
II	Pasaco	2k
II	Jalpatagua	10k
II	Guinope	3k
II	Santa Lucia	2k
II	Rio Abajo	2k
II	Oropoli	1k
II	El Terrero	1k
II	El Chimbo	1k
II	Yuscaran	2k
II	Cofradia	1k
II	San Juan Tecuaco	2k
II	Valle de Angeles	5k
II	Oratorio	10k
II	Chiquimulilla	13k
II	Villa de San Francisco	6k
II	Santa Maria Ixhuatan	4k
II	Santa Cruz	1k
II	Moroceli	3k
II	Guazacapan	7k
II	Taxisco	7k
II	Jacaleapa	3k
II	San Matias	1k
II	Pueblo Nuevo Vinas	4k
II	Teupasenti	4k

(k = x1,000)

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