Overall Green Earthquake alert in El Salvador on 26 Jul 2024 23:15 UTC

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M 4.5 in El Salvador on 26 Jul 2024 23:15 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:	4.5M
Depth:	174 Km
Lat/Lon:	13.5155 , -88.4498
Event Date:	26 Jul 2024 23:15 UTC 26 Jul 2024 17:15 Local
Exposed Population:	5.2 million in MMI III
Source:	NEIC us6000ng9n
Inserted at:	26 Jul 2024 23:45 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	4.6 (El Salvador)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Rapid Impact)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us6000ng9n	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 rapid impact	0
	C2 rapid impact	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1584668		0	26 Jul 2024 23:15	4.5M, 174km	2.97	5.2 million (in 100km)		00:29	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 El Salvador , Department of Usulutan (population 298,535) . The nearest places are Santiago de María, La Palmera, La Cruz, Jucuapa, Berlín, El Volcán, Loma Grande, Jocote Dulce, Gualache, Las Ventas, and San Salvador.

Radius	Population
100 km	4.9 million people
75 km	2.6 million people
50 km	1.3 million people
20 km	320000 people
10 km	99000 people
5 km	30000 people
2 km	3600 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Usulutan	El Salvador	300000 people
San Miguel	El Salvador	130000 people
San Vicente	El Salvador	13000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Santiago de María	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	12000 people	4 km
La Palmera	Usulutan	El Salvador	Village	-	4 km
La Cruz	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	7 km
Jucuapa	Usulután	El Salvador	City	10000 people	8 km
Berlín	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	9300 people	10 km
El Volcán	Usulutan	El Salvador	Village	-	10 km
Loma Grande	Usulutan	El Salvador	Village	-	11 km
Jocote Dulce	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	12 km
Gualache	Usulutan	El Salvador	Village	-	12 km
Las Ventas	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	14 km
El Guayabito	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	14 km
Tempisque	Usulutan	El Salvador	Village	-	16 km
San Jorge	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	16 km
Hacienda Mechotique	Usulutan	El Salvador	Village	-	17 km
Cantón El Rodeo	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	18 km
San Rafael Oriente	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	18 km
San Agustín	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	1800 people	18 km
El Cedro	Usulutan	El Salvador	Village	-	18 km
Managuara	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	19 km
Hule Chacho	Usulutan	El Salvador	Village	-	19 km
La Placita	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	19 km
Usulután	Usulután	El Salvador	City	43000 people	19 km
Mineral El Potosí	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	22 km
El Pulguero	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	22 km
Hacienda Tongolona	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	23 km
Hacienda Obrajuelo	Usulutan	El Salvador	Village	-	23 km
San Ildefonso	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	24 km
Chapeltique	San Miguel	El Salvador	City	3100 people	24 km
Sesori	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	1400 people	24 km
Calle Nueva	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	24 km
Cantón Obrajuelo Lempa	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	25 km
Jiquilisco	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	9100 people	25 km
Los Eucaliptos	Usulutan	El Salvador	Village	-	25 km
Aceituno	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	26 km
Iglesia Vieja	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	26 km
Montecillos	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	27 km
Hacienda La Normandía	Usulutan	El Salvador	Village	-	27 km
Agua Zarca	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	27 km
El Ciprés	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	27 km
Coyotera	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	28 km
San Nicolás Lempa	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	29 km
Anchila	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	29 km
Puerto Del Triunfo	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	29 km
El Chorizo	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	29 km
Candelaria	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	30 km
San Miguel	San Miguel	El Salvador	City	160000 people	30 km
Guatajiagua	Morazán	El Salvador	Village	5200 people	31 km
El Tortuguero	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	31 km
El Transito	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	8300 people	31 km
Quita Calzón	Usulutan	El Salvador	Village	-	32 km
El Chile	Usulutan	El Salvador	Village	-	32 km
San Fernando	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	33 km
Río Grande	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	33 km
Plan de Mesas	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	33 km
Ciudad Barrios	San Miguel	El Salvador	City	8400 people	34 km
Aradillas	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	34 km
Nuevo Edén de San Juan	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	34 km
El Espíritu Santo	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	34 km
Hacienda San José	Usulutan	El Salvador	Village	-	34 km
El Junquillo	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	34 km
Sitio El Castillo	Cabanas	El Salvador	Village	-	35 km
El Cutal	Morazan	El Salvador	Village	-	35 km
La Pila	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	35 km
Concepción Corozalito	Morazan	El Salvador	Village	-	36 km
Joya de Monte Grande	Morazan	El Salvador	Village	-	36 km
El Havillal	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	36 km
La Esperanza	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	36 km
Caserío Los Pozos	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	36 km
Corral de Mulas	Usulutan	El Salvador	Village	-	36 km
Caserío San Carlos	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	36 km
Jucuarán	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	1400 people	37 km
El Limón	Morazan	El Salvador	Village	-	37 km
Cantora	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	37 km
San Andrés	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	37 km
Hacienda La Chepona	Usulutan	El Salvador	Village	-	38 km
Agua Helada	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	38 km
San Vicente	San Vicente	El Salvador	City	37000 people	39 km
Barrio Nuevo	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	39 km
El Caracol	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	39 km
El Huiscoyol	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	40 km
El Jícaro	Cabanas	El Salvador	Village	-	40 km
El Rosario	Morazan	El Salvador	Village	-	40 km
Amatitán Abajo	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	40 km
El Coyolito	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	40 km
Palos Prietos	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	41 km
San Antonio	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	41 km
Uluazapa	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	41 km
Sitio Quebrachal	Cabanas	El Salvador	Village	-	41 km
Isla de Méndez	Usulutan	El Salvador	Village	-	41 km
Aguacate	Cabañas	El Salvador	Village	-	42 km
San Francisco Gotera	Morazán	El Salvador	Village	-	42 km
Gualococti	Morazán	El Salvador	Village	-	42 km
Santa Lucía	Intibucá	Honduras	Village	-	43 km
Balneario El Espino	Usulután	El Salvador	Village	-	43 km
Capulín	San Miguel	El Salvador	Village	-	43 km
Nuevo Tepetitán	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	44 km
Osicala	Morazán	El Salvador	Village	-	45 km
Las Lomitas	La Paz	El Salvador	Village	-	45 km
Las Mesas	San Vicente	El Salvador	Village	-	45 km
Zacatecoluca	La Paz	El Salvador	City	39000 people	45 km

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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
La Carrera		52				0	23 km
El Playon		79				0	34 km
El Papalon		68				0	36 km
Los Comandos		280				0	44 km
Santa Rosa de Lima		36				0	64 km
El Salvador International	SAL	31	Civ.	Paved	Yes	10500	66 km
Erandique	EDQ	unknown				0	68 km
Tamarindo		3				0	70 km
Ilopango International		616	Civ.	Paved	Yes	7300	75 km
La Esperanza	LEZ	1670	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3300	82 km
Marcala	MRJ	unknown				0	82 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Puerto El Triunfo		El Salvador	30 km
La Union	SVLUN	El Salvador	69 km
Amapala	HNAMP	Honduras	90 km
La Libertad	SVLLD	El Salvador	94 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
15 de Septiembre	Lempa	1983	17 km
5 de Noviembre	Lempa	1954	62 km
Cerron Grande	Lempa	1973	70 km

More information

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