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Hazards
Current Hazards
Recent Earthquakes (Past 7 Days)
Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Depth(Km) |
Region |
Lat/Long |
07-Nov-2012 16:35:50 |
7.4 |
-41.6 |
offshore Guatemala |
14.08° N / 91.92° W |
07-Nov-2012 16:35:49 |
7.5 |
-33.0 |
offshore Guatemala |
13.99° N / 92.24° W |
05-Nov-2012 12:21:27 |
4.4 |
-76.4 |
offshore Guatemala |
13.83° N / 90.61° W |
04-Nov-2012 19:12:57 |
4.5 |
-84.1 |
Guatemala |
13.99° N / 91.23° W |
02-Nov-2012 08:57:13 |
4.4 |
-68.5 |
offshore Guatemala |
14.2° N / 92.01° W |
02-Nov-2012 08:25:21 |
4.1 |
-117.1 |
Veracruz, Mexico |
17.26° N / 94.6° W |
Active Tropical Storms (Current and 3-day Forecast Positions)
Name |
Advisory Date(UTC) |
Wind Speed |
Wind Gusts |
Heading |
Track Speed |
Status |
Pressure |
Lat / Long |
None found for the area chosen. |
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Active Volcanoes
Name |
Region |
Activity |
Primary Observatory |
More Information |
Last Updated |
Lat/Long |
Santa Maria |
Guatemala |
Ongoing Activity |
INSIVUMEH, Guatemala |
GVP Site Link |
Wed Oct 31 08:29:24 HST 2012 |
14.76° N / 91.55° W |
Pacaya |
Guatemala |
Unknown |
INSIVUMEH, Guatemala |
GVP Site Link |
Wed Mar 28 08:48:21 HST 2012 |
14.38° N / 90.6° W |
San Vicente |
El Salvador |
Unknown |
Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales |
GVP Site Link |
Wed Nov 11 06:40:04 HST 2009 |
13.6° N / 88.84° W |
Fuego |
Guatemala |
Unknown |
INSIVUMEH, Guatemala |
GVP Site Link |
Wed Oct 24 08:56:41 HST 2012 |
14.47° N / 90.88° W |
San Miguel |
El Salvador |
Unknown |
Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales |
GVP Site Link |
Wed Mar 30 06:14:54 HST 2011 |
13.43° N / 88.27° W |
San Cristobal |
Nicaragua |
Unknown |
Instituto Nicaraguense de Estudios Territoriales |
GVP Site Link |
Wed Sep 19 09:08:16 HST 2012 |
12.7° N / 87.0° W |
Telica |
Nicaragua |
Unknown |
Instituto Nicaraguense de Estudios Territoriales |
GVP Site Link |
Wed Sep 19 09:08:16 HST 2012 |
12.6° N / 86.85° W |
Apoyeque |
Nicaragua |
Unknown |
Instituto Nicaraguense de Estudios Territoriales |
GVP Site Link |
Wed Sep 12 08:46:06 HST 2012 |
12.24° N / 86.34° W |
Recent Hotspots (Fire)
Date of First Obs(UTC) |
Date of Last Obs(UTC) |
Description |
Mean Lat. |
Mean Long. |
None found for the area chosen. |
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Historical Hazards
Historical Earthquakes
(Resulting in significant damage or deaths)
Last 50 Years
5 Most Recent Earthquakes
Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Depth(Km) |
Intensity |
Deaths |
Location |
Lat / Long |
Jun 30 2010 00:07 |
6.2 |
20 |
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1 |
MEXICO: SAN ANDRES HUAXPALTEPEC |
16.4° N / 97.78° W |
May 28 2009 00:08 |
7.3 |
10 |
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7 |
HONDURAS: NORTHERN; BELIZE |
16.72° N / 86.24° W |
Mar 31 2009 00:17 |
4.4 |
36 |
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0 |
NICARAGUA: SAN JUAN DEL RIO COCO |
13.45° N / 86.06° W |
Apr 15 2008 00:03 |
6.1 |
33 |
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0 |
GUATEMALA |
13.56° N / 90.6° W |
Jan 05 2008 00:01 |
5.6 |
66 |
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0 |
GUATEMALA: COLOMBA, FLORES, COSTA CUCA |
14.13° N / 91.48° W |
5 Largest Earthquakes
Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Depth(Km) |
Intensity |
Deaths |
Location |
Lat / Long |
Sep 23 1902 00:20 |
8.4 |
100 |
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0 |
MEXICO: VENUSTIANO CARRANZA,CHIAPAS,CHIS,TABASCO |
16.6° N / 92.6° W |
Sep 07 1915 00:01 |
7.9 |
80 |
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0 |
GUATEMALA |
14.0° N / 89.0° W |
Jan 15 1931 00:01 |
7.9 |
50 |
10 |
0 |
MEXICO: OAXACA |
16.1° N / 96.8° W |
Aug 06 1942 00:23 |
7.9 |
50 |
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0 |
GUATEMALA: NEAR S COAST |
14.0° N / 91.0° W |
Apr 29 1898 00:16 |
7.9 |
33 |
8 |
0 |
NICARAGUA: LEON, CHINANDEGA, MANAGUA |
12.0° N / 86.0° W |
Volcanic Eruptions
Note: Historical eruptions data last updated in year 2000.
Last 100 Years Eruptions
5 Most Recent Eruptions
Name |
Date(UTC) |
Magnitude |
Location |
Lat / Long |
SAN CRISTOBAL |
Dec 25 2000 00:00 |
2.0 |
NICARAGUA |
12.7° N / 87.0° W |
PACAYA |
Dec 01 2000 00:00 |
3.0 |
GUATEMALA |
14.38° N / 90.6° W |
PACAYA |
Jan 16 2000 00:00 |
3.0 |
GUATEMALA |
14.38° N / 90.6° W |
FUEGO |
Dec 21 1999 00:00 |
1.0 |
GUATEMALA |
14.47° N / 90.88° W |
FUEGO |
Dec 19 1999 00:00 |
1.0 |
GUATEMALA |
14.47° N / 90.88° W |
Tsunami Runups
Note: For each Tsunami event, there may be many locations of recorded runups of the same date for the chosen area.
To avoid duplicate results, the Regional Reporter tool applies a filter to display only one result per tsunami event.
5 Most Recent Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) |
Country |
Location |
Runup(meters) |
Deaths |
Lat / Long |
May 28 2009 00:00 |
HONDURAS |
MOTAGUA RIVER |
4.0 |
0 |
15.73° N / 88.23° W |
Dec 26 2004 08:55 |
EL SALVADOR |
ACAJUTLA |
0.2 |
0 |
13.57° N / 89.83° W |
Sep 02 1992 00:00 |
NICARAGUA |
EL TRANSITO |
9.9 |
170 |
12.05° N / 86.7° W |
Sep 19 1985 00:00 |
EL SALVADOR |
ACAJUTLA |
0.3 |
0 |
13.57° N / 89.83° W |
Nov 29 1978 00:00 |
MEXICO |
PUERTO ESCONDIDO |
1.5 |
0 |
15.85° N / 97.07° W |
5 Largest Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) |
Country |
Location |
Runup(meters) |
Deaths |
Lat / Long |
Sep 02 1992 00:00 |
NICARAGUA |
EL TRANSITO |
9.9 |
170 |
12.05° N / 86.7° W |
Aug 09 1856 00:00 |
HONDURAS |
OMOA |
5.0 |
0 |
15.75° N / 88.17° W |
May 28 2009 00:00 |
HONDURAS |
MOTAGUA RIVER |
4.0 |
0 |
15.73° N / 88.23° W |
Apr 03 1787 00:00 |
MEXICO |
JUQUILA |
4.0 |
0 |
16.0° N / 97.12° W |
Nov 29 1978 00:00 |
MEXICO |
PUERTO ESCONDIDO |
1.5 |
0 |
15.85° N / 97.07° W |
Large Wildfires
(Greater than 40 sq. km.)
Start Date(UTC) |
End Date(UTC) |
Intensity |
Size (sq. km.) |
Mean Lat. |
Mean Long. |
Mar 13 2005 00:00 |
May 14 2005 00:00 |
2.7 |
40.3 |
16.25 N |
90.30000305 W |
Mar 11 2005 00:00 |
May 05 2005 00:00 |
2.0 |
66.1 |
16.72999954 N |
90.63999939 W |
Feb 18 2005 00:00 |
May 05 2005 00:00 |
2.1 |
53.7 |
16.94000053 N |
90.76999664 W |
Jan 31 2005 00:00 |
Apr 21 2005 00:00 |
2.6 |
47.3 |
17.5 N |
90.76000214 W |
Feb 11 2003 00:00 |
May 27 2003 00:00 |
2.4 |
188.6 |
16.82999992 N |
90.55000305 W |
Mar 06 2003 00:00 |
May 25 2003 00:00 |
2.4 |
118.1 |
17.84000015 N |
90.54000092 W |
Mar 04 2003 00:00 |
May 20 2003 00:00 |
2.1 |
118.8 |
17.12999916 N |
90.81999969 W |
Mar 29 2000 00:00 |
May 07 2000 00:00 |
1.3 |
67.9 |
17.12000084 N |
90.54000092 W |
Mar 25 2000 00:00 |
May 07 2000 00:00 |
1.1 |
47.0 |
16.84000015 N |
90.41000366 W |
Earthquake Intensity Zones
Probable maximum MMI intensity once in 50 years
Maximum Zone |
Magnitude IX and above |
Storm Intensity Zones
Wind Speed with a 10% chance of occurring within 10 years
Maximum Zone (km/hr) |
210-249 |
Demography
Population 2001
Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
46,965,596 |
58,596 |
Population 2002
Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
47,987,184 |
68,468 |
Population 2006
Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
49,238,196 |
57,955 |
Population 2007
Total Population |
Maximum Density (ppl/km2) |
50,087,680 |
59,219 |
Countries
Country |
Belize |
Costa Rica |
El Salvador |
Guatemala |
Honduras |
Mexico |
Nicaragua |
Major Cities
Country |
Name |
Population |
Status |
Lat / Long |
Guatemala |
Guatemala |
1,000,000 to 5,000,000 |
National and provincial capital |
14.62° N / 90.52° W |
Honduras |
Tegucigalpa |
500,000 to 1,000,000 |
National and provincial capital |
14.1° N / 87.2° W |
Nicaragua |
Managua |
500,000 to 1,000,000 |
National and provincial capital |
12.15° N / 86.27° W |
El Salvador |
San Salvador |
250,000 to 500,000 |
National and provincial capital |
13.7° N / 89.2° W |
Honduras |
San Pedro Sula |
250,000 to 500,000 |
Provincial capital |
15.5° N / 88.03° W |
Mexico |
Tuxtla Gutierrez |
250,000 to 500,000 |
Provincial capital |
16.74° N / 93.11° W |
Mexico |
Veracruz |
250,000 to 500,000 |
Other |
19.18° N / 96.12° W |
Mexico |
Villahermosa |
250,000 to 500,000 |
Provincial capital |
17.98° N / 92.94° W |
El Salvador |
Santa Ana |
100,000 to 250,000 |
Provincial capital |
14.0° N / 89.55° W |
Mexico |
Campeche |
100,000 to 250,000 |
Provincial capital |
19.85° N / 90.53° W |
Mexico |
Jalapa |
100,000 to 250,000 |
Provincial capital |
19.53° N / 96.9° W |
Mexico |
Oaxaca |
100,000 to 250,000 |
Provincial capital |
17.06° N / 96.71° W |
Nicaragua |
Leon |
100,000 to 250,000 |
Provincial capital |
12.43° N / 86.88° W |
El Salvador |
Nueva San Salvador |
50,000 to 100,000 |
Provincial capital |
13.67° N / 89.29° W |
El Salvador |
San Miguel |
50,000 to 100,000 |
Provincial capital |
13.47° N / 88.18° W |
Guatemala |
Escuintla |
50,000 to 100,000 |
Provincial capital |
14.3° N / 90.78° W |
Guatemala |
Quezaltenango |
50,000 to 100,000 |
Provincial capital |
14.83° N / 91.5° W |
Honduras |
Choluteca |
50,000 to 100,000 |
Provincial capital |
13.3° N / 87.19° W |
Honduras |
La Ceiba |
50,000 to 100,000 |
Provincial capital |
15.76° N / 86.87° W |
Mexico |
Chetumal |
50,000 to 100,000 |
Provincial capital |
18.5° N / 88.29° W |
Nicaragua |
Chinandega |
50,000 to 100,000 |
Provincial capital |
12.62° N / 87.13° W |
Nicaragua |
Granada |
50,000 to 100,000 |
Provincial capital |
11.93° N / 85.96° W |
Nicaragua |
Masaya |
50,000 to 100,000 |
Provincial capital |
11.97° N / 86.1° W |
Nicaragua |
Matagalpa |
50,000 to 100,000 |
Provincial capital |
12.92° N / 85.92° W |
Belize |
Belize |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
17.5° N / 88.18° W |
Belize |
Belmopan |
Less than 50,000 |
National capital |
17.12° N / 88.8° W |
Belize |
Corozal |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
18.4° N / 88.39° W |
Belize |
El Cayo |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
17.16° N / 89.06° W |
Belize |
Orange Walk |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
18.08° N / 88.56° W |
Belize |
Punta Gorda |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
16.12° N / 88.8° W |
Belize |
Stann Creek Town |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
16.97° N / 88.21° W |
El Salvador |
Ahuachapan |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
13.92° N / 89.85° W |
El Salvador |
Chalatenango |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
14.07° N / 89.09° W |
El Salvador |
Cojutepeque |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
13.72° N / 88.93° W |
El Salvador |
La Union |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
13.33° N / 87.84° W |
El Salvador |
San Francisco Gotera |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
13.7° N / 88.1° W |
El Salvador |
San Vicente |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
13.64° N / 88.79° W |
El Salvador |
Sensuntepeque |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
13.87° N / 88.63° W |
El Salvador |
Sonsonate |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
13.72° N / 89.72° W |
El Salvador |
Usulutan |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
13.35° N / 88.43° W |
El Salvador |
Zacatecoluca |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
13.51° N / 88.87° W |
Guatemala |
Antigua Guatemala |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
14.57° N / 90.73° W |
Guatemala |
Chimaltenango |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
14.66° N / 90.82° W |
Guatemala |
Chiquimula |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
14.8° N / 89.54° W |
Guatemala |
Coban |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
15.47° N / 90.37° W |
Guatemala |
Cuilapa |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
14.28° N / 90.3° W |
Guatemala |
El Progreso |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
14.85° N / 90.02° W |
Guatemala |
Flores |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
16.93° N / 89.88° W |
Guatemala |
Huehuetenango |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
15.32° N / 91.47° W |
Guatemala |
Jalapa |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
14.63° N / 89.99° W |
Guatemala |
Jutiapa |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
14.29° N / 89.9° W |
Guatemala |
Mazatenango |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
14.53° N / 91.5° W |
Guatemala |
Puerto Barrios |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
15.73° N / 88.6° W |
Guatemala |
Retalhuleu |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
14.54° N / 91.68° W |
Guatemala |
Salama |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
15.1° N / 90.31° W |
Guatemala |
San Marcos |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
14.97° N / 91.8° W |
Guatemala |
Santa Cruz Del Quiche |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
15.03° N / 91.13° W |
Guatemala |
Solola |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
14.77° N / 91.18° W |
Guatemala |
Totonicapan |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
14.91° N / 91.36° W |
Guatemala |
Zacapa |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
14.97° N / 89.53° W |
Honduras |
Comayagua |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
14.45° N / 87.64° W |
Honduras |
Gracias |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
14.58° N / 88.58° W |
Honduras |
Juticalpa |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
14.67° N / 86.22° W |
Honduras |
La Esperanza |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
14.33° N / 88.17° W |
Honduras |
La Paz |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
14.32° N / 87.68° W |
Honduras |
Nacaome |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
13.53° N / 87.49° W |
Honduras |
Nueva Ocotepeque |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
14.44° N / 89.18° W |
Honduras |
Roatan |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
16.33° N / 86.52° W |
Honduras |
Santa Barbara |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
14.92° N / 88.24° W |
Honduras |
Santa Rosa |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
14.77° N / 88.78° W |
Honduras |
Trujillo |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
15.92° N / 85.95° W |
Honduras |
Yoro |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
15.06° N / 87.29° W |
Honduras |
Yuscaran |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
13.94° N / 86.85° W |
Nicaragua |
Esteli |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
13.09° N / 86.36° W |
Nicaragua |
Jinotega |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
13.09° N / 86.0° W |
Nicaragua |
Jinotepe |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
11.85° N / 86.19° W |
Nicaragua |
Ocotal |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
13.63° N / 86.47° W |
Nicaragua |
Somoto |
Less than 50,000 |
Provincial capital |
13.48° N / 86.58° W |
Infrastructure
Airports
Nuclear Power Plants
Name |
Country |
Number of Reactors |
Lat / Long |
LAGUNA VERDE |
MEXICO |
2 |
19.73° N / 96.39° W |
Environment
Urban/Rural Mask (SEDAC)
Land Cover |
Area (km2) |
% |
Urban |
34,832 |
2 |
Rural |
560,962 |
32 |
Not classified |
1,131,661 |
66 |
MODIS IGBP Land Cover
(excluding water area)
Land Cover |
Area (km2) |
% |
Evergreen Broadleaf Forest |
281,486 |
48 |
Croplands |
92,035 |
16 |
Woody Savannas |
78,648 |
13 |
Mixed Forests |
27,591 |
5 |
Grasslands |
21,041 |
4 |
Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic |
24,537 |
4 |
Evergreen Needleleaf Forest |
15,141 |
3 |
Savannas |
20,445 |
3 |
Open Shrublands |
13,646 |
2 |
Deciduous Broadleaf Forest |
7,752 |
1.3 |
Unclassified |
6,019 |
1 |
Permanent Wetlands |
978 |
0.2 |
Urban and Built-Up |
538 |
0.09 |
Barren or Sparsely Vegetated |
280 |
0.05 |
Closed Shrublands |
57 |
0.01 |
Deciduous Needleleaf Forest |
21 |
0 |
Snow and Ice |
2 |
0 |
Elevation (meters)
(land only)
Minimum |
Maximum |
Average |
-6 |
5,389 |
636 |
Average Temperature (degrees C)
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Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
low |
17.2 |
16.0 |
15.3 |
high |
28.1 |
27.2 |
27.0 |
Average Precipitation
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Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
mm/day |
3.3 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
Current Meteorological Observations (METAR)
Station Name |
Observation Time (UTC) |
Temp (F) |
Wind Speed (MPH) |
Wind Direction |
Sky Condition |
Lat / Long |
GUATEMALA/LA AU |
Wed Nov 07 2012 18:00 |
71.6F |
18.0 |
N |
Scattered clouds 2000 ft. |
14.57° N / 90.53° W |
ILOPANGO/S.SALV |
Wed Nov 07 2012 17:50 |
84.2F |
8.0 |
NNW |
Few clouds 4300 ft. |
13.7° N / 89.12° W |
MANAGUA/AUGUSTO |
Wed Nov 07 2012 18:00 |
89.6F |
7.0 |
ENE |
Few clouds 2100 ft. |
12.15° N / 86.17° W |
TEGUCIGALPA/TON |
Wed Nov 07 2012 18:00 |
75.2F |
15.0 |
N |
Broken clouds 2800 ft. |
14.07° N / 87.22° W |
End.