Overall Green Earthquake alert in Guatemala on 27 Jan 2024 05:52 UTC

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M 6.1 in Guatemala on 27 Jan 2024 05:52 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:	6.1M
Depth:	108 Km
Lat/Lon:	14.1128 , -90.5191
Event Date:	27 Jan 2024 05:52 UTC 26 Jan 2024 23:52 Local
Exposed Population:	3.8 million in MMI V
Source:	NEIC us7000luai
Inserted at:	27 Jan 2024 06:10 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	5.5 (Guatemala)

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000luai	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
1549500		0	27 Jan 2024 05:52	6.1M, 108km	4.71	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 Huehuetenango (population 738,603) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	190000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1549500	-90.519/14.113	6.1	108	4.972	27 Jan 2024 06:12	00:19	(new episode)
2	1549500	-90.519/14.113	6.1	108	4.725	27 Jan 2024 06:36	00:44	(upd of #1)
3	1549500	-90.519/14.113	6.1	108	4.725	27 Jan 2024 07:07	01:14	(upd of #2)
4	1549500	-90.519/14.113	6.1	108	4.688	27 Jan 2024 07:37	01:45	(upd of #3)
5	1549500	-90.519/14.113	6.1	108	4.688	27 Jan 2024 07:57	02:04	(upd of #4)
6	1549500	-90.519/14.113	6.1	108	4.703	28 Jan 2024 06:40	1d 00:47	(upd of #5)
7	1549500	-90.519/14.113	6.1	108	4.71	28 Jan 2024 13:40	1d 07:47	(upd of #6)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Santa Rosa	Guatemala	37000 people
Escuintla	Guatemala	97000 people
Jutiapa	Guatemala	2300 people
Santa Rosa	Guatemala	310000 people
Escuintla	Guatemala	660000 people
Guatemala	Guatemala	1.7 million people
Jutiapa	Guatemala	490000 people
Sacatepequez	Guatemala	220000 people
Jalapa	Guatemala	310000 people
Ahuachapan	El Salvador	360000 people
Chimaltenango	Guatemala	170000 people
El Progreso	Guatemala	160000 people
Suchitepequez	Guatemala	230000 people
Sonsonate	El Salvador	470000 people
Solola	Guatemala	1600 people
Santa Ana	El Salvador	580000 people
Baja Verapaz	Guatemala	140000 people
Quiche	Guatemala	21000 people
Chiquimula	Guatemala	38000 people
Zacapa	Guatemala	29000 people
Chalatenango	El Salvador	1600 people
La Libertad	El Salvador	46000 people
Retalhuleu	Guatemala	23000 people
Alta Verapaz	Guatemala	8000 people
Ocotepeque	Honduras	3400 people
San Salvador	El Salvador	<1000 people
Cuscatlan	El Salvador	120000 people
Huehuetenango	Guatemala	15000 people
Izabal	Guatemala	5500 people
San Marcos	Guatemala	25000 people
Copan	Honduras	20000 people
La Paz	El Salvador	9100 people
Cabanas	El Salvador	1100 people
Lempira	Honduras	10000 people
San Vicente	El Salvador	12000 people
Chiapas	Mexico	2500 people
Usulutan	El Salvador	no people
Peten	Guatemala	<1000 people
Santa Barbara	Honduras	9600 people
Huehuetenango	Guatemala	15000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Taxisco	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	6400 people	8 km
Brito	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	16 km
El Jobito	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	18 km
La Avellana	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	22 km
Papaturro	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	23 km
El Pumpo	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	24 km
San Rafael	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	25 km
Agua Dulce	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	25 km
Iztapa	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	4000 people	29 km
Los Cerritos	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	30 km
Obero	Escuintla	Guatemala	City	-	35 km
San José	Escuintla	Guatemala	City	19000 people	38 km
San Pedro	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	41 km
Guazacapán	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	City	-	12 km
El Pescador	Guatemala	Guatemala	Village	-	16 km
Pozitos	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	25 km
Santa María Ixhuatán	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	28 km
Las Pozas	Guatemala	Guatemala	Village	-	29 km
Cuilapa	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	City	16000 people	30 km
Santa Elena Barillas	Guatemala	Guatemala	Village	-	33 km
Estanzuela	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	34 km
Escuintla	Escuintla	Guatemala	City	100000 people	36 km
Masagua	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	9900 people	37 km
Jumaytepeque	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	38 km
San José Acatempa	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	39 km
Fraijanes	Guatemala	Guatemala	Village	28000 people	40 km
Amatitlán	Guatemala	Guatemala	City	48000 people	42 km
Casillas	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	8900 people	45 km
San Juan Tapalapa	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	47 km
La Barrita	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	48 km
La Democracia	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	48 km
Ceiba Amelia	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	48 km
Moyuta	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	8100 people	48 km
El Zapote	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	49 km
Alotenango	Sacatepéquez	Guatemala	Village	17000 people	51 km
Ciudad Vieja	Sacatepéquez	Guatemala	Village	30000 people	52 km
Barra de la Gabina	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	52 km
Siquinalá	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	53 km
Conguaco	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	3400 people	53 km
Jalpatagua	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	10000 people	56 km
Caserío El Guayabo	Ahuachapán	El Salvador	Village	-	56 km
Guatemala	Guatemala	Guatemala	Capital	1.7 million people	57 km
Mixco	Guatemala	Guatemala	City	470000 people	58 km
Ayarza	Santa Rosa	Guatemala	Village	-	59 km
Santa Lucia Cotz	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	59 km
El Manzanillo	Sacatepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	60 km
Las Champas	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	61 km
Cara	Ahuachapán	El Salvador	Village	-	64 km
Rincón del Río	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	65 km
Valle Nuevo	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	66 km
Comapa	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	1500 people	66 km
Tejar	Chimaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	66 km
San Carlos Alzatate	Jalapa	Guatemala	Village	-	66 km
Las Playas	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	66 km
Chato	Guatemala	Guatemala	Village	-	66 km
Acatenango	Chimaltenango	Guatemala	Village	7000 people	67 km
La Gomera	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	24000 people	68 km
Tacuba	Ahuachapán	El Salvador	Village	5100 people	68 km
Chimaltenango	Chimaltenango	Guatemala	City	82000 people	69 km
Jutiapa	Jutiapa	Guatemala	City	34000 people	70 km
Cerro Colorado	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	71 km
Sipacate	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	71 km
San Raimundo	Guatemala	Guatemala	Village	-	72 km
Ahuachapán	Ahuachapán	El Salvador	City	33000 people	76 km
Chontal	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	76 km
Garibaldi	Guatemala	Guatemala	Village	-	77 km
Patulul	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	14000 people	77 km
Poza Verde	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	77 km
Progreso	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	77 km
Chibatutuy	Guatemala	Guatemala	Village	-	78 km
Yupiltepeque	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	3000 people	79 km
Mal Paso	Jalapa	Guatemala	Village	-	80 km
Jujutla	Ahuachapán	El Salvador	Village	2000 people	80 km
La Esmeralda	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	81 km
Jalapa	Jalapa	Guatemala	City	45000 people	81 km
Monjas	Jalapa	Guatemala	Village	10000 people	82 km
Quezalapa	Ahuachapán	El Salvador	Village	-	82 km
Sanarate	El Progreso	Guatemala	Village	16000 people	82 km
Atiquizaya	Ahuachapán	El Salvador	Village	9500 people	83 km
Atescatempa	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	11000 people	84 km
Chalchuapa	Ahuachapan	El Salvador	City	32000 people	84 km
Santa Bárbara	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	84 km
Buenos Aires	Sonsonate	El Salvador	Village	-	85 km
Quebrada del Muerto	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	85 km
Poza	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	86 km
San Rafael	Ahuachapan	El Salvador	Village	-	86 km
Asunción Mita	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	14000 people	88 km
Salcoatitán	Sonsonate	El Salvador	Village	-	88 km
Metalío	Sonsonate	El Salvador	Village	-	89 km
Tecojate	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	90 km
Pachalum	Quiché	Guatemala	Village	-	91 km
Santa Catarina Mita	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	11000 people	91 km
Río Bravo	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	7500 people	92 km
Pueblo Nuevo Tiquisate	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	93 km
Acajutla	Sonsonate	El Salvador	City	22000 people	94 km
El Chol	Baja Verapaz	Guatemala	Village	2400 people	95 km
San Pedro Pinula	Jalapa	Guatemala	Village	3300 people	95 km
Sonsonate	Sonsonate	El Salvador	City	59000 people	97 km
Las Piletas	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	99 km
El Progreso	El Progreso	Guatemala	Village	-	99 km
Barra Madre Vieja	Escuintla	Guatemala	Village	-	99 km
Hacienda San Joaquín	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	100 km
Morazán	El Progreso	Guatemala	Village	-	100 km
Izalco	Sonsonate	El Salvador	Village	19000 people	100 km
El Tablón	El Progreso	Guatemala	Village	-	101 km
El Paraíso	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	101 km
Bolivia	Suchitepéquez	Guatemala	Village	-	103 km
Aqua Blanca	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	103 km
Santa Ana	Santa Ana	El Salvador	City	170000 people	105 km
La Virgen	Santa Ana	El Salvador	Village	-	106 km
El Paso de los Jalapas	El Progreso	Guatemala	Village	-	106 km
Rabinal	Baja Verapaz	Guatemala	City	11000 people	108 km
El Tabloncito	Jutiapa	Guatemala	Village	-	109 km
Santa Cruz Barillas	Huehuetenango	Guatemala	Village	-	206 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
El Naranjo	ENJ	unknown				0	34 km
San Jose		9	Civ.	Paved	No	6500	39 km
Santa Rosa de Copan	SDH	unknown				0	206 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
San Jose	GTSJO	Guatemala	40 km
San Jose	GTSJO	Guatemala	40 km
Puerto Quetzail	GTPRQ	Guatemala	36 km
Acajutla	SVAQJ	El Salvador	95 km
Playa Grande		Guatemala	107 km

More information

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