PAGER - M 5.5 - OFF THE COAST OF GUATEMALA

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?Friday, October 5th, 2012 at 18:22:57 UTC (12:22:57 local)Location: 13° N, 91.6° WDepth: 50kmEvent Id: USC000D2FVAlert Version: 1Created: 1 week, 0 days 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		---*	10,389k*	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
1976-02-04	230	5.4	V (2m)	0
1978-07-29	201	4.9	VII (14k)	17
1976-02-04	362	7.5	IX (80k)	22778

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 San Jose	19k
III	La Gomera	24k
III	Nueva Concepcion	11k
III	Iztapa	4k
III	Pueblo Nuevo Tiquisate	18k
III	Champerico	8k
III	Villa Nueva	407k
III	Mixco	473k
III	Guatemala City	995k
III	Tapachula	198k
III	Santa Ana	177k

(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	1973-06-07 18:34 UTC	5.7	14.42° N, 91.72° W 32km	GT	VII (150 k)	0	0
2	1976-02-04 09:01 UTC	7.5	15.3° N, 89.15° W 13km	GT	IX (80 k)	22778	22778	tsunami
3	1976-02-04 09:30 UTC	5.4	14.81° N, 90.47° W 60km	GT	V (2,086 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	1982-04-06 15:49 UTC	5.8	14.22° N, 91.93° W 25km	GT	VIII (102)	0	0
13	1982-04-06 19:56 UTC	6.7	14.27° N, 92.02° W 45km	GT	VII (340 k)	0	0
14	1982-06-19 06:21 UTC	7.3	13.34° N, 89.31° W 73km	SV	VIII (220 k)	43	43	landslide
15	1982-09-29 05:50 UTC	5.6	14.49° N, 89.1° W 14km	HN	VIII (5)	3	3
16	1983-12-02 03:09 UTC	7	14.06° N, 91.91° W 35km	GT	VIII (78 k)	0	0
17	1985-10-11 03:39 UTC	4.5	15.3° N, 90.86° W 5km	GT	VI (14 k)	0	0
18	1986-10-10 17:49 UTC	5.7	13.8° N, 89.16° W 11km	SV	VIII (30 k)	950	1500	landslide
19	1988-11-03 14:47 UTC	6.6	13.91° N, 90.5° W 76km	GT	VII (143 k)	5	5	landslide
20	1991-06-21 06:27 UTC	5.8	13.41° N, 89.64° W 71km	SV	VI (14 k)	0	1	fire
21	1991-09-18 09:48 UTC	6.2	14.61° N, 90.93° W 11km	GT	IX (9 k)	25	25	landslide
22	1993-09-03 03:16 UTC	5.5	14.54° N, 92.68° W 23km	MX	VI (68 k)	0	0
23	1993-09-03 12:35 UTC	6.7	14.6° N, 92.78° W 27km	MX	VIII (2)	0	0
24	1993-09-10 19:12 UTC	7.2	14.76° N, 92.64° W 34km	MX	VIII (6 k)	1	1	landslide
25	1993-09-19 14:10 UTC	6.4	14.31° N, 93.32° W 19km	MX	V (836 k)	0	0
26	1995-06-14 11:11 UTC	6.5	12.17° N, 88.34° W 26km	NI	V (561 k)	0	0
27	1995-12-19 20:56 UTC	5.3	15.18° N, 90.17° W 15km	GT	VII (659)	0	1	landslide
28	1996-08-27 02:12 UTC	5.7	13.54° N, 91.31° W 43km	GT	VI (5 k)	0	0
29	1997-08-24 00:59 UTC	5.6	13.39° N, 89.42° W 38km	SV	VII (15 k)	0	0
30	1998-01-10 08:20 UTC	6.6	14.45° N, 91.52° W 74km	GT	VII (641 k)	0	0	landslide
31	1998-03-03 02:24 UTC	6.1	14.45° N, 91.35° W 44km	GT	VII (443 k)	0	0
32	1998-05-10 06:05 UTC	6.3	13.72° N, 90.81° W 25km	GT	VII (39 k)	0	0
33	1999-05-08 22:12 UTC	6	14.19° N, 91.9° W 40km	GT	VII (239 k)	0	0
34	1999-06-06 07:08 UTC	6.2	13.91° N, 90.75° W 35km	GT	VII (251 k)	0	0
35	2001-01-13 17:33 UTC	7.7	13.07° N, 88.7° W 38km	SV	VIII (655 k)	267	852	landslide
36	2001-01-15 05:09 UTC	5.6	13.17° N, 88.83° W 39km	SV	VII (10 k)	0	0
37	2001-01-16 08:22 UTC	5.6	12.99° N, 88.55° W 37km	SV	VII (112)	0	0
38	2001-01-16 10:58 UTC	5.6	13.04° N, 88.64° W 44km	SV	VI (79 k)	0	0
39	2001-02-13 14:22 UTC	6.5	13.6° N, 89° W 11km	SV	IX (608 k)	315	315	landslide
40	2001-02-17 20:25 UTC	4.1	13.79° N, 89.11° W 10km	SV	VI (5)	1	1	landslide
41	2001-03-29 06:54 UTC	5.7	12.98° N, 88.94° W 40km	SV	VI (71 k)	0	0
42	2001-05-08 18:02 UTC	5.7	13.53° N, 88.83° W 26km	SV	VII (562 k)	1	1	landslide
43	2001-08-10 05:43 UTC	5.4	14.17° N, 91.99° W 23km	GT	VII (24 k)	0	0
44	2001-09-18 14:51 UTC	5.5	12.95° N, 88.76° W 37km	SV	VI (22 k)	0	0
45	2002-11-09 00:14 UTC	6	13.67° N, 91.27° W 18km	GT	VI (27 k)	0	0
46	2003-01-21 02:46 UTC	6.4	13.62° N, 90.85° W 24km	GT	VII (149 k)	0	1
47	2004-11-20 22:01 UTC	6.3	13.38° N, 90.14° W 41km	SV	VII (160 k)	0	0
48	2007-06-08 15:08 UTC	5.5	13.64° N, 90.8° W 38km	GT	VI (65 k)	0	0
49	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 San Jose	19k
III	La Gomera	24k
III	Nueva Concepcion	11k
III	Iztapa	4k
III	Pueblo Nuevo Tiquisate	18k
III	Champerico	8k
III	La Democracia	5k
III	Masagua	10k
III	Rio Bravo	8k
III	Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa	62k
III	Santo Domingo Suchitepequez	6k
III	Santa Barbara	13k
III	San Juan Bautista	3k
III	San Jose El Idolo	2k
III	Patulul	14k
III	San Lorenzo	2k
III	Escuintla	103k
III	San Gabriel	4k
III	Taxisco	7k
III	San Bernardino	6k
III	Mazatenango	44k
III	Guanagazapa	3k
III	Cuyotenango	11k
III	San Miguel Panan	2k
III	San Antonio Suchitepequez	11k
III	Retalhuleu	37k
III	Chicacao	20k
III	Guazacapan	7k
III	San Sebastian	15k
III	San Andres Villa Seca	5k
III	Santa Cruz Mulua	3k
III	San Pablo Jocopilas	20k
III	San Francisco Zapotitlan	14k
III	Samayac	9k
III	San Martin Zapotitlan	4k
III	Nuevo San Carlos	19k
III	Chiquimulilla	13k
III	Zunilito	3k
III	Yepocapa	9k
III	San Felipe	9k
III	Pochuta	4k
III	El Asintal	6k
III	Pueblo Nuevo Vinas	4k
III	Santo Tomas La Union	7k
III	Pueblo Nuevo	3k
III	Palin	31k
III	Ocos	9k
III	Genova	4k
III	El Palmar	15k
III	Santiago Atitlan	33k
III	Pasaco	2k
III	Alotenango	17k
III	Acatenango	7k
III	Flores Costa Cuca	12k
III	San Vicente Pacaya	7k
III	San Lucas Toliman	15k
III	San Juan Tecuaco	2k
III	Suchiate	14k
III	San Pedro La Laguna	10k
III	San Miguel Duenas	8k
III	Santa Maria de Jesus	16k
III	Santa Catarina Barahona	3k
III	San Juan La Laguna	5k
III	Colomba	19k
III	Ciudad Vieja	30k
III	La Libertad	4k
III	Santa Maria Visitacion	1k
III	Santa Clara La Laguna	5k
III	San Pablo La Laguna	6k
III	San Marcos La Laguna	3k
III	San Antonio Aguas Calientes	8k
III	Coatepeque	46k
III	Santa Maria Ixhuatan	4k
III	San Antonio Palopo	4k
III	Patzicia	16k
III	Amatitlan	72k
III	San Francisco Menendez	1k
III	Santa Catarina Palopo	3k
III	San Andres Itzapa	19k
III	Patzun	19k
III	Ciudad Tecun Uman	11k
III	Antigua Guatemala	39k
III	Zunil	10k
III	Zaragoza	9k
III	Santa Cruz La Laguna	1k
III	Pastores	10k
III	Parramos	10k
III	Panajachel	13k
III	Pajapita	8k
III	Magdalena Milpas Altas	6k
III	Jocotenango	18k
III	El Quetzal	12k
III	Cuilapa	16k
III	Barberena	31k
III	Villa Canales	122k
III	Solola	45k
III	Santa Lucia Utatlan	1k
III	Santa Cruz Balanya	8k
III	San Andres Semetabaj	3k
III	Petapa	141k
III	Moyuta	8k
III	Villa Nueva	407k
III	Santa Lucia Milpas Altas	13k
III	Santa Cruz Naranjo	6k
III	Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan	15k
III	La Reforma	5k
III	El Tejar	16k
III	Chimaltenango	82k
III	Almolonga	12k
III	San Martin Sacatepequez	4k
III	Quetzaltenango	132k
III	Concepcion	3k
III	Cantel	26k
III	Acajutla	23k
III	Sumpango	21k
III	San Lucas Sacatepequez	18k
III	San Bartolome Milpas Altas	6k
III	Oratorio	10k
III	Nuevo Progreso	8k
III	Fraijanes	28k
III	Conguaco	3k
III	Tecpan Guatemala	22k
III	Santiago Sacatepequez	24k
III	Santa Rosa de Lima	6k
III	Nahuala	28k
III	La Esperanza	16k
III	Concepcion Chiquirichapa	8k
III	Tacuba	5k
III	Jujutla	2k
III	Guaymango	2k
III	San Mateo	6k
III	Ostuncalco	29k
III	Nueva Santa Rosa	10k
III	Comalapa	21k
III	Santo Domingo Xenacoj	9k
III	Santa Catarina Pinula	68k
III	Santa Apolonia	2k
III	Salcaja	12k
III	Mixco	473k
III	Frontera Hidalgo	3k
III	Concepcion de Ataco	8k
III	San Pedro Sacatepequez	14k
III	San Miguel Siguila	8k
III	San Jose Acatempa	6k
III	San Cristobal Cucho	9k
III	San Andres Xecul	12k
III	El Tumbador	8k
III	Guatemala City	995k
III	Totonicapan	70k
III	San Jose Poaquil	6k
III	San Jose Pinula	47k
III	San Francisco La Union	1k
III	San Cristobal Totonicapan	4k
III	Jalpatagua	10k
III	Catarina	3k
III	Casillas	9k
III	Cajola	3k
III	San Martin Jilotepeque	10k
III	San Juan Sacatepequez	137k
III	Palestina de los Altos	2k
III	Puerto Madero	10k
III	San Antonio del Monte	9k
III	Ahuachapan	34k
III	San Francisco El Alto	54k
III	Quesada	2k
III	Malacatan	15k
III	Esquipulas Palo Gordo	2k
III	El Rodeo	2k
III	Sonsonate	59k
III	San Rafael Pie de La Cuesta	4k
III	San Pedro Sacatepequez	40k
III	San Antonio Sacatepequez	2k
III	Comapa	1k
III	Chichicastenango	80k
III	Sonzacate	15k
III	Nahuizalco	7k
III	San Pablo	14k
III	San Marcos	25k
III	Patzite	1k
III	Juayua	10k
III	San Raimundo	9k
III	Chinautla	97k
III	Izalco	19k
III	San Rafael Las Flores	3k
III	Zapotitlan	2k
III	Palencia	19k
III	Mataquescuintla	8k
III	Tuxtla Chico	7k
III	Tapachula	198k
III	Atiquizaya	9k
III	El Adelanto	2k
III	Mazatan	6k
III	Jutiapa	34k
III	San Pedro Ayampuc	47k
III	Jerez	4k
III	Chuarrancho	7k
III	San Jose del Golfo	5k
III	Alvaro Obregon	5k
III	Chalchuapa	32k
III	Yupiltepeque	3k
III	Pachalum	2k
III	San Antonio La Paz	8k
III	El Progreso	7k
III	Atescatempa	12k
III	Candelaria de La Frontera	6k
III	Santa Ana	177k
III	Monjas	10k
III	El Chol	2k
III	Sansare	4k
III	Sanarate	16k
III	Jalapa	46k
III	Asuncion Mita	16k
III	Santa Catarina Mita	11k
III	San Manuel Chaparron	3k
III	San Pedro Pinula	3k
III	Guastatoya	13k
III	Morazan	3k
III	Agua Blanca	3k
III	San Luis Jilotepeque	10k
II	San Agustin Acasaguastlan	10k
II	Ipala	5k
II	El Jicaro	4k
II	San Cristobal Acasaguastlan	2k
II	San Jose La Arada	2k
II	Cabanas	5k
II	Usumatlan	5k
II	Huite	3k

(k = x1,000)

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