M 5.6 - GUATEMALA

Saturday, January 5, 2008 at 01:56:50 UTC
Location: 14.2°N 91.4°W Depth: 109km
Alert version 1

Summary

Estimated Population Exposed to Earthquake Shaking

Est. Modified Mercalli Intensity	Est. Population Exposure (k = x1000)	Perceived Shaking	Potential Structure Damage
Est. Modified Mercalli Intensity	Est. Population Exposure (k = x1000)	Perceived Shaking	Resistant	Vulnerable
X	0	Extreme	V. Heavy	V. Heavy
IX	0	Violent	Heavy	V. Heavy
VIII	0	Severe	Moderate/Heavy	Heavy
VII	0	Very Strong	Moderate	Moderate/Heavy
VI	0	Strong	Light	Moderate
V	223k	Moderate	V. Light	Light
IV	8,438k	Light	None	None
II-III	4,817k*	Weak	None	None
I	--*	Not Felt	None	None

*Estimated exposure only includes population within the map area.

Population Exposure

Population per ˜1 square km from Landscan 2005

Selected City Exposure

MMI	City	Population
V	Nueva Concepcion	11k
V	Pueblo Nuevo Tiquisate	18k
IV	San Jose El Idolo	2k
IV	La Gomera	24k
IV	Rio Bravo	7k
IV	Santo Domingo Suchitepequez	6k
IV	Mixco	473k
IV	Villa Nueva	406k
IV	Guatemala	994k
IV	Tapachula	197k
III	Santa Ana	176k

Shaking Intensity

MMI

Users should consider the preliminary nature of this information and check for updates as additional data becomes available. Population exposure estimates are NOT a direct estimate of earthquake damage; comparable shaking will result in significantly lower losses in regions with well built structures than in regions with vulnerable structures. Overall, structures in this region are vulnerable to earthquake shaking, though some resistant structures exist. A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the Guatemala region on February 4, 1976 (UTC), with estimated population exposures of 10,000 at intensity IX or greater and 860,000 at intensity VIII, resulting in 22,870 deaths. Recent earthquakes in this area have also triggered landslide hazards that have contributed to losses.

PAGER results are generally available on the Internet within 30 minutes of the earthquake's occurrence. However, information on the extent of shaking will be uncertain in the minutes and hours following an earthquake and typically improves as additional sensor data and reported intensities are acquired and incorporated into models of the earthquake's source. Users of PAGER exposure estimates should account for uncertainty and always seek the most current PAGER release for any earthquake.

Maps

[Population | Shakemap]

Map of MMI contours plotted over population per ˜1 square km (see gray scale bar on top of map). The regions of integer MMI values are separated by the thick contour lines and labeled with Roman numerals. The total population exposure to a given MMI value is obtained by summing the population between the thick contour lines. This total is shown in population exposure table.

Map of shaking intensity. This map shows the estimated MMI as a continuous color scale. The ground shaking estimates can be obtained from http://earthquake.usgs.gov/shakemap/global/shake/2008lvad.

Exposure

Est. Modified Mercalli Intensity	Est. Population Exposure (k = x1000)	Perceived Shaking	Potential Structure Damage
Est. Modified Mercalli Intensity	Est. Population Exposure (k = x1000)	Perceived Shaking	Resistant	Vulnerable
X	0	Extreme	V. Heavy	V. Heavy
IX	0	Violent	Heavy	V. Heavy
VIII	0	Severe	Moderate/Heavy	Heavy
VII	0	Very Strong	Moderate	Moderate/Heavy
VI	0	Strong	Light	Moderate
V	223k	Moderate	V. Light	Light
IV	8,438k	Light	None	None
II-III	4,817k*	Weak	None	None
I	--*	Not Felt	None	None

*Estimated exposure only includes population within the map area.

Table showing population exposed to different estimated Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) levels and the possible damage at different intensity levels for resistant and vulnerable structures. MMI describes the severity of an earthquake in terms of its effect on humans and structures and is a rough measure of the amount of shaking at a given location. Unlike earthquake magnitude, intensity varies with distance from the fault, and is influenced by the depth of the earthquake and the types of soils in the shaken region. Population outside the map bounds are not included in the totals.

Cities

MMI	City	Population
V	Nueva Concepcion	11k
V	Pueblo Nuevo Tiquisate	18k
IV	San Jose El Idolo	2k
IV	La Gomera	24k
IV	Rio Bravo	7k
IV	Santo Domingo Suchitepequez	6k
IV	Santiago Atitlan	33k
IV	Champerico	7k
IV	San Lorenzo	2k
IV	San Pedro La Laguna	9k
IV	San Lucas Toliman	14k
IV	San Juan Bautista	2k
IV	Santa Barbara	12k
IV	San Antonio Palopo	3k
IV	Patulul	14k
IV	Retalhuleu	36k
IV	Chicacao	20k
IV	San Gabriel	4k
IV	Santa Catarina Palopo	2k
IV	San Miguel Panan	2k
IV	La Democracia	5k
IV	San Antonio Suchitepequez	10k
IV	San Bernardino	5k
IV	Mazatenango	44k
IV	Masagua	10k
IV	Cuyotenango	10k
IV	Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa	62k
IV	Puerto San Jose	18k
IV	San Marcos La Laguna	2k
IV	San Pablo La Laguna	6k
IV	San Pablo Jocopilas	20k
IV	San Francisco Zapotitlan	13k
IV	Samayac	8k
IV	San Andres Villa Seca	5k
IV	San Juan La Laguna	4k
IV	Zunilito	2k
IV	San Sebastian	14k
IV	Santa Cruz Mulua	2k
IV	Santo Tomas La Union	7k
IV	San Martin Zapotitlan	4k
IV	San Felipe	8k
IV	Panajachel	12k
IV	Pueblo Nuevo	3k
IV	Pochuta	3k
IV	El Palmar	15k
IV	Nuevo San Carlos	19k
IV	Cantel	26k
IV	Santa Clara La Laguna	5k
IV	El Asintal	6k
IV	Almolonga	11k
IV	Yepocapa	8k
IV	Santa Maria Visitacion	1k
IV	Zunil	9k
IV	Santa Cruz La Laguna	1k
IV	Tecpan Guatemala	21k
IV	Iztapa	4k
IV	Acatenango	7k
IV	Quetzaltenango	132k
IV	Genova	3k
IV	Santa Lucia Utatlan	1k
IV	San Andres Semetabaj	2k
IV	San Francisco La Union	1k
IV	Flores Costa Cuca	11k
IV	Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan	14k
IV	Colomba	19k
IV	Escuintla	103k
IV	Solola	45k
IV	Salcaja	11k
IV	Patzun	18k
IV	Santa Apolonia	2k
IV	Patzicia	16k
IV	Alotenango	17k
IV	La Esperanza	16k
IV	San Andres Xecul	12k
IV	Nahuala	27k
IV	San Mateo	5k
IV	San Martin Sacatepequez	3k
IV	Concepcion	3k
IV	Coatepeque	45k
IV	San Miguel Duenas	8k
IV	Zaragoza	9k
IV	Santa Cruz Balanya	7k
IV	Ocos	9k
IV	Concepcion Chiquirichapa	8k
IV	San Andres Itzapa	18k
IV	Ostuncalco	28k
IV	Patzite	1k
IV	Santa Catarina Barahona	3k
IV	El Quetzal	12k
IV	San Antonio Aguas Calientes	7k
IV	San Miguel Siguila	7k
IV	Ciudad Vieja	30k
IV	Parramos	9k
IV	Palin	31k
IV	Cajola	2k
IV	Ciudad Tecun Uman	11k
IV	Totonicapan	69k
IV	La Libertad	4k
IV	La Reforma	4k
IV	Suchiate	13k
IV	San Cristobal Totonicapan	4k
IV	Santa Maria de Jesus	15k
IV	Pajapita	8k
IV	Chimaltenango	82k
IV	Comalapa	20k
IV	El Tejar	15k
IV	Antigua Guatemala	39k
IV	Pastores	10k
IV	Guanagazapa	2k
IV	Jocotenango	17k
IV	Santa Cruz del Quiche	23k
IV	San Carlos Sija	6k
IV	San Francisco El Alto	54k
IV	San Vicente Pacaya	7k
IV	Chichicastenango	79k
IV	Nuevo Progreso	8k
IV	San Jose Poaquil	5k
IV	San Cristobal Cucho	9k
IV	Sumpango	20k
IV	Palestina de los Altos	1k
IV	Magdalena Milpas Altas	5k
IV	Santa Lucia Milpas Altas	13k
IV	Frontera Hidalgo	3k
IV	San Bartolome Milpas Altas	6k
IV	Amatitlan	71k
IV	San Antonio Ilotenango	2k
IV	Sibilia	1k
IV	San Antonio Sacatepequez	1k
IV	San Lucas Sacatepequez	17k
IV	Mixco	473k
IV	Santiago Sacatepequez	24k
IV	Santo Domingo Xenacoj	8k
IV	Esquipulas Palo Gordo	1k
IV	San Martin Jilotepeque	9k
IV	Pueblo Nuevo Vinas	4k
IV	Santa Maria Chiquimula	6k
IV	Villa Nueva	406k
IV	El Tumbador	7k
IV	San Pedro Sacatepequez	40k
IV	Momostenango	31k
IV	San Raimundo	8k
IV	San Marcos	25k
IV	Taxisco	6k
IV	Chiche	2k
IV	San Pedro Sacatepequez	14k
IV	San Bartolo	1k
IV	San Rafael Pie de La Cuesta	4k
IV	Petapa	141k
IV	San Juan Sacatepequez	136k
IV	Guatemala	994k
IV	Villa Canales	122k
IV	El Rodeo	1k
IV	Guazacapan	7k
IV	Chinique	2k
IV	Huitan	9k
IV	Fraijanes	28k
IV	San Jose Pinula	47k
IV	Catarina	3k
IV	Comitancillo	19k
IV	San Pablo	13k
IV	San Pedro Jocopilas	1k
IV	Malacatan	14k
IV	Santa Lucia La Reforma	1k
IV	Cabrican	11k
IV	Santa Catarina Pinula	67k
IV	Puerto Madero	9k
IV	Chiquimulilla	12k
IV	Joyabaj	13k
IV	Tajumulco	4k
IV	Tejutla	2k
IV	Chinautla	97k
IV	Barberena	30k
IV	Pachalum	2k
IV	Malacatancito	2k
IV	Santa Cruz Naranjo	6k
IV	Zacualpa	9k
IV	San Bartolome Jocotenango	1k
IV	Tuxtla Chico	7k
IV	Chuarrancho	7k
IV	Cuilapa	16k
IV	Mazatan	5k
IV	Tapachula	197k
IV	Cacahoatan	14k
IV	Alvaro Obregon	4k
IV	Santa Rosa de Lima	5k
IV	Santa Maria Ixhuatan	3k
IV	San Pedro Ayampuc	46k
IV	San Miguel Ixtahuacan	3k
IV	Ixchiguan	2k
IV	Canilla	1k
IV	Nueva Santa Rosa	10k
IV	San Juan Tecuaco	2k
IV	Palencia	18k
IV	Huehuetenango	79k
IV	San Andres Sajcabaja	1k
IV	Aguacatan	5k
IV	Sibinal	1k
IV	Sacapulas	12k
IV	Veinte de Noviembre	4k
IV	Concepcion Tutuapa	1k
IV	San Jose del Golfo	4k
IV	Pasaco	1k
IV	Casillas	8k
IV	San Jose Ojetenan	1k
IV	Chiantla	8k
IV	El Chol	2k
IV	Oratorio	10k
IV	San Miguel Chicaj	13k
IV	San Sebastian Huehuetenango	1k
IV	Cunen	8k
IV	San Antonio La Paz	7k
III	Rabinal	10k
III	San Rafael Las Flores	2k
III	Mataquescuintla	7k
III	Tacana	6k
III	Cubulco	9k
III	Nebaj	23k
III	San Jose Acatempa	6k
III	San Rafael Petzal	1k
III	Huehuetan	7k
III	San Juan Atitan	1k
III	Colotenango	1k
III	Ixtahuacan	3k
III	San Juan Cotzal	11k
III	Moyuta	8k
III	Santiago Chimaltenango	3k
III	Uspantan	4k
III	Sanarate	15k
III	Cuilco	1k
III	Todos Santos Cuchumatan	3k
III	Quesada	2k
III	Conguaco	3k
III	Chajul	11k
III	Chicaman	2k
III	San Pedro Necta	3k
III	Jutiapa	34k
III	Jalpatagua	10k
III	Huixtla	29k
III	La Libertad	6k
III	Sansare	3k
III	Jalapa	45k
III	San Francisco Menendez	1k
III	San Juan Ixcoy	2k
III	Villa Comaltitlan	7k
III	Motozintla de Mendoza	19k
III	Morazan	2k
III	Comapa	1k
III	Concepcion	8k
III	San Jeronimo	8k
III	Guastatoya	13k
III	Tacuba	5k
III	Monjas	10k
III	San Juan Chamelco	11k
III	San Antonio Huista	5k
III	Santa Cruz Verapaz	5k
III	Jacaltenango	34k
III	Acapetagua	6k
III	Soloma	10k
III	San Miguel Acatan	2k
III	Acajutla	22k
III	San Rafael La Independencia	1k
III	El Progreso	7k
III	San Cristobal Verapaz	19k
III	Santa Eulalia	4k
III	El Adelanto	1k
III	Santa Ana Huista	2k
III	Zapotitlan	1k
III	Concepcion de Ataco	7k
III	Atiquizaya	9k
III	Ahuachapan	34k
III	Jujutla	2k
III	San Luis Ixcan	7k
III	Yupiltepeque	3k
III	Tactic	8k
III	San Cristobal Acasaguastlan	2k
III	San Antonio del Monte	9k
III	Purulha	5k
III	San Pedro Pinula	3k
III	Guaymango	1k
III	San Agustin Acasaguastlan	10k
III	Candelaria de La Frontera	6k
III	El Jicaro	4k
III	Jerez	4k
III	Barillas	14k
III	Chalchuapa	32k
III	Frontera Comalapa	14k
III	Sonsonate	59k
III	Atescatempa	11k
III	San Manuel Chaparron	2k
III	Escuintla	8k
III	Santa Catarina Mita	10k
III	Acacoyagua	6k
III	Coban	53k
III	San Mateo Ixtatan	13k
III	Cabanas	4k
III	Nenton	2k
III	Asuncion Mita	15k
III	Tamahu	1k
III	Juayua	9k
III	Sonzacate	15k
III	Nahuizalco	7k
III	San Luis Jilotepeque	10k
III	San Pedro Carcha	13k
III	Tucuru	4k
III	Usumatlan	4k
III	Chicomuselo	4k
III	Agua Blanca	2k
III	Izalco	19k
III	Mapastepec	16k
III	Ipala	5k
III	Huite	2k
III	Santa Ana	176k
III	Teculutan	6k
III	Estanzuela	8k
III	Metapan	19k
III	San Jose La Arada	2k
III	Texistepeque	2k
III	Chisec	17k
III	Coatepeque	5k
III	El Congo	8k
III	Armenia	14k
III	Quezaltepeque	4k
III	San Jacinto	1k
III	Chiquimula	41k
III	Ciudad Arce	10k
III	Concepcion Las Minas	1k
III	Rio Hondo	5k
III	Senahu	5k
III	Zacapa	36k
III	Lanquin	2k
III	San Juan Ermita	1k
III	Panzos	25k
III	Cahabon	4k
III	Nueva Palestina	8k
III	Angel Albino Corzo	8k
III	Pijijiapan	15k
II	Chahal	7k
II	San Pedro Buenavista	8k

Table of MMI estimates and populations for settlements falling within the map boundaries. The settlement name, location, and population are obtained from the freely-available GeoNames geographical database.

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Details

Magnitude	5.6
Max MMI	V
Date-Time	Saturday, January 5, 2008 at 01:56:50 UTC
Location	14.191°N, 91.407°W
Depth	108.7 km (67.5 miles)
Event ID	US2008LVAD
Version	1