Overall Green Earthquake alert in El Salvador on 17 Mar 2024 00:44 UTC

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M 5.6 in El Salvador on 17 Mar 2024 00:44 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:	5.6M
Depth:	52.8 Km
Lat/Lon:	12.3515 , -87.6834
Event Date:	17 Mar 2024 00:44 UTC 16 Mar 2024 18:44 Local
Exposed Population:	780 thousand in MMI IV
Source:	NEIC us6000mjct
Inserted at:	17 Mar 2024 01:03 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	1.1 (El Salvador)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us6000mjct	Scaled population (raster)	0
	C1 shakemap	0
	C2 shakemap	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

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
1559450		0	17 Mar 2024 00:44	5.6M, 52.8km	4.04	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 Nicaragua ,of Chinandega (population 364,428) . 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	1559450	-87.683/12.352	5.6	52.8	4.121	17 Mar 2024 01:04	00:20	(new episode)
2	1559450	-87.683/12.352	5.6	52.8	4.12	17 Mar 2024 01:11	00:27	(upd of #1)
3	1559450	-87.683/12.352	5.6	52.8	4.046	17 Mar 2024 01:38	00:54	(upd of #2)
4	1559450	-87.683/12.352	5.6	52.8	4.046	17 Mar 2024 02:48	02:04	(upd of #3)
5	1559450	-87.683/12.352	5.6	52.8	4.046	18 Mar 2024 01:40	1d 00:56	(upd of #4)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Chinandega	Nicaragua	350000 people
Leon	Nicaragua	270000 people
Choluteca	Honduras	64000 people
Chinandega	Nicaragua	51000 people
Leon	Nicaragua	120000 people
Choluteca	Honduras	390000 people
La Union	El Salvador	170000 people
San Miguel	El Salvador	420000 people
Usulutan	El Salvador	350000 people
Valle	Honduras	170000 people
Managua	Nicaragua	950000 people
Morazan	El Salvador	140000 people
Esteli	Nicaragua	220000 people
Madriz	Nicaragua	100000 people
Carazo	Nicaragua	200000 people
El Paraiso	Honduras	44000 people
Francisco Morazan	Honduras	150000 people
Matagalpa	Nicaragua	110000 people
San Vicente	El Salvador	29000 people
Masaya	Nicaragua	290000 people
La Paz	El Salvador	91000 people
Nueva Segovia	Nicaragua	17000 people
La Paz	Honduras	13000 people
Cabanas	El Salvador	<1000 people
Jinotega	Nicaragua	2100 people
Granada	Nicaragua	37000 people
Intibuca	Honduras	no people
Rivas	Nicaragua	<1000 people
Boaco	Nicaragua	no people
Comayagua	Honduras	no people
Cuscatlan	El Salvador	<1000 people
La Libertad	El Salvador	3800 people
Lempira	Honduras	<1000 people
San Salvador	El Salvador	2300 people
Chalatenango	El Salvador	1700 people
Santa Ana	El Salvador	<1000 people
Guanacaste	Costa Rica	no people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Aposentillo	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	47 km
Petacaltepe	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	51 km
Fátima	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	54 km
El Fortín	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	56 km
Linda Vista	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	57 km
Santo Tomás	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	58 km
El Tanque	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	60 km
La Chácara	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	62 km
Apante	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	63 km
Puerto el Barquito	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	65 km
El Viejo	Chinandega	Nicaragua	City	53000 people	66 km
Chinandega	Chinandega	Nicaragua	City	130000 people	67 km
Poneloya	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	70 km
Corinto	León	Nicaragua	Village	19000 people	70 km
Colonia Adela	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	72 km
El Cacao	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	73 km
Chichigalpa	Chinandega	Nicaragua	City	33000 people	75 km
San Miguelito	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	76 km
Las Pozas	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	76 km
Puerto Morazán	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	5500 people	78 km
Los Ángeles	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	79 km
San Pablo	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	80 km
Mokorón	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	84 km
Candelaria	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	85 km
León	León	Nicaragua	City	160000 people	88 km
El Trapichito	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	90 km
Salinas Grandes	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	91 km
Telica	León	Nicaragua	Village	8800 people	91 km
Caserío Los Portillos	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	91 km
Santa Teresa	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	93 km
El Puente	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	94 km
Cedeño	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	94 km
Olomega	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	97 km
Las Casillos	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	97 km
El Tempate	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	98 km
El Entumido	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	99 km
San Ramón	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	100 km
Monjarás	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	100 km
El Fortín	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	100 km
San Jacinto	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	102 km
San José	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	102 km
Puerto Somoza	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	102 km
La Tronconada	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	103 km
Las Brisas	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	103 km
El Castaño	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	104 km
San José	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	104 km
El Tamarindo	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	106 km
Hacienda Albania	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	106 km
Delicias	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	109 km
San José de la Landa	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	109 km
La Paz	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	110 km
Namasigüe	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	111 km
Malpaisillo	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	112 km
Buenos Aires	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	112 km
Somotillo	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	15000 people	113 km
La Calera	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	114 km
La Periquera	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	106 km
Las Piletas	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	107 km
El Ajustillo	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	108 km
Buena Vista	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	109 km
Mina El Limón	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	111 km
El Amparo	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	111 km
Balneario El Espino	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	111 km
El Tránsito	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	112 km
El Moray	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	112 km
Puerto Grande	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	112 km
San Gabriel	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	113 km
El Tinco	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	114 km
Estero del Espino	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	114 km
Las Peraltas	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	115 km
San Clemente	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	115 km
El Guayabal	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	115 km
El Capulín	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	116 km
Obraje	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	116 km
Villa Nueva	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	5500 people	116 km
Momotombi	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	117 km
Jucuarán	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	1400 people	117 km
El Socorro	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	117 km
Choluteca	Choluteca	Honduras	City	75000 people	118 km
Murucagua	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	119 km
Ceiba Mocha	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	120 km
La Joyada	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	120 km
San Pablo	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	120 km
Santa Ana de Yusguare	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	1800 people	122 km
Nagarote	León	Nicaragua	Village	26000 people	122 km
San Lorenzo	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	122 km
San Benito	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	122 km
El Mogotillo	La Unión	El Salvador	Village	-	123 km
El Hato	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	123 km
La Bacinica	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	123 km
Cantora	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	124 km
El Transito	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	8300 people	124 km
Portobanco	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	125 km
Barrio de Tecuaname	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	126 km
Santa Cruz	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	126 km
Caserío la Calle Real de Tolape	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	127 km
Rodeo Grande	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	127 km
Caserío El Espino	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	129 km
Alto de Jesús	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	129 km
Alianza	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	130 km
Las Cabezas	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	130 km
El Cardón	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	130 km
El Pochote	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	131 km
El Zapote	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	131 km
Santa Lucía	La Unión	El Salvador	Village	-	132 km
El Parai	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	132 km
Nacaome	Valle	Honduras	City	14000 people	132 km
Cinco Pinos	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	<1000 people	132 km
El Cerro	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	133 km
El Aguacate	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	133 km
Iglesia Vieja	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	133 km
Venecia	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	134 km
El Potrerito	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	134 km
Uluazapa	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	134 km
Carlos Fonseca Amador	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	135 km
San Rafael Oriente	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	135 km
San Miguel	San Miguel	El Salvador	City	160000 people	135 km
San José	La Unión	El Salvador	Village	-	136 km
San Francisco	Chinandega	Nicaragua	Village	-	136 km
San Bartolo	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	137 km
Las Tablas	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	137 km
Usulután	Usulután	El Salvador	City	43000 people	137 km
Agua Salada	La Unión	El Salvador	Village	-	137 km
Mateare	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	21000 people	137 km
San Jorge	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	137 km
Palo Blanco	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	138 km
Calera	Estelí	Nicaragua	Village	-	138 km
Carao	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	138 km
Puerto Del Triunfo	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	139 km
Los Ranchos	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	139 km
Río Grande	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	139 km
Goascoran	Valle	Honduras	Village	-	139 km
Caserío Los Zarzales	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	140 km
Santa Luisa	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	140 km
Liure	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	1000 people	140 km
Los Cedros	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	140 km
Portillo Grande	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	140 km
El Espíritu Santo	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	140 km
Langue	Valle	Honduras	Village	3700 people	140 km
Caserío Santa Elena	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	141 km
San Francisco	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	141 km
Achuapa	León	Nicaragua	Village	3300 people	142 km
Santa Rosa de Lima	La Union	El Salvador	Village	13000 people	142 km
Los Zarzales	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	142 km
La Vainilla	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	142 km
Masachapa	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	142 km
Corpus Cristi	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	144 km
El Tamarindo	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	144 km
Brasiles	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	144 km
Jocoro	Morazán	El Salvador	Village	4200 people	144 km
Jiquilisco	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	9100 people	145 km
Santa Ana	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	145 km
San Francisco de Coray	Valle	Honduras	Village	1300 people	145 km
Río Grande	León	Nicaragua	Village	-	145 km
El Jocote	Choluteca	Honduras	Village	-	147 km
San Rafael	Managua	Nicaragua	Village	-	147 km

see full list

Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Fanor Urroz		100				0	85 km
Tamarindo		3				0	93 km
San Lorenzo		20				0	123 km
El Papalon		68				0	130 km
La Carrera		52				0	139 km
Santa Rosa de Lima		36				0	141 km
Montelimar		30				0	141 km
Los Brasiles		80	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	146 km
Los Comandos		280				0	159 km
Punta Huete		66				0	163 km
El Playon		79				0	169 km
Toncontin International	TGU	1004	Civ.	Paved	Yes	6100	196 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Corinto	NICIO	Nicaragua	56 km
Puerto Sandino	NIPSN	Nicaragua	102 km
Amapala	HNAMP	Honduras	106 km
San Lorenzo	HNSLO	Honduras	120 km
Puerto El Triunfo		El Salvador	138 km
Puerto Masachapa		Nicaragua	141 km

Dams

Intensity	Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
		15 de Septiembre	Lempa	1983	170 km

More information

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