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Lower Left Latitude/Longitude: 8.42 N°, 99.36 W°
Upper Right Latitude/Longitude: 20.42 N°, 87.36 W°
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Current Hazards

Recent Earthquakes (Past 7 Days)
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Region Lat/Long
26-Sep-2013 07:57:19 4.4 39.12 112km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico 167.96° N / 20.14° E
26-Sep-2013 06:46:03 5.7 9.84 106km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico 167.94° N / 20.24° E
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.                
Active Volcanoes
Name Region Activity Primary Observatory More Information Last Updated Lat/Long
Santa Maria Guatemala New Activity INSIVUMEH, Guatemala GVP Site Link Wed Sep 25 08:01:16 HST 2013 14.76° N / 91.55° 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
Fuego Guatemala Unknown INSIVUMEH, Guatemala GVP Site Link Wed Sep 18 07:06:02 HST 2013 14.47° N / 90.88° W
Pacaya Guatemala Unknown INSIVUMEH, Guatemala GVP Site Link Wed Sep 18 07:06:02 HST 2013 14.38° N / 90.6° W
Popocatepetl Mexico Unknown CENAPRED, Mexico GVP Site Link Mon Sep 16 13:49:46 HST 2013 19.02° N / 98.62° 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
Recent Hotspots (Fire)
Date of First Obs(UTC) Date of Last Obs(UTC) Description Mean Lat. Mean Long.
12-Mar-2013 17-Mar-2013 Small fire/Medium intensity 14.3 N 90.87 W
13-Mar-2013 16-Mar-2013 Medium fire/Low intensity 15.9 N 93.6 W

Historical Hazards

Historical Earthquakes
(Resulting in significant damage or deaths)

Last 50 Years
Count
47
5 Most Recent Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
Nov 07 2012 16:35 7.4 24   42 GUATEMALA: SAN MARCOS, SAN CRISTOBAL COCHU 13.99° N / 91.97° W
Aug 27 2012 04:37 7.3 20     EL SALVADOR: OFF THE COAST 12.28° N / 88.53° W
Mar 20 2012 18:02 7.6 20 8 2 MEXICO: GUERRERO, OAXACA 16.49° N / 98.23° W
Nov 24 2011 21:13 5.1 43     EL SALVADOR-GUATEMALA 13.3° N / 87.9° W
Sep 19 2011 18:33 5.6 9   1 GUATEMALA: CUILAPA SANTA ROSA 14.19° N / 90.24° W
5 Largest Earthquakes
Date(UTC) Magnitude Depth(Km) Intensity Deaths Location Lat / Long
Sep 23 1902 00:20 8.4 100 0 MEXICO: VENUSTIANO CARRANZA,CHIAPAS,CHIS,TABASCO 16.6° N / 92.6° W
Jan 24 1899 00:23 8.4 60 0 MEXICO: GUERRERO-OAXACA 17.0° N / 98.0° W
Mar 28 1787 00:17 8.3 0 0 MEXICO: SAN MARCOS, OAXACA 16.5° N / 98.5° W
Mar 26 1908 00:23 8.1 80 0 MEXICO: GUERRERO 18.0° N / 99.0° W
Jan 15 1931 00:01 7.9 50 10 0 MEXICO: OAXACA 16.1° N / 96.8° W

Volcanic Eruptions
Note: Historical eruptions data last updated in year 2000.

Last 100 Years Eruptions
Count
98
5 Most Recent Eruptions
Name Date(UTC) Magnitude Location Lat / Long
POPOCATEPETL Dec 17 2000 00:00 1.0 MEXICO 19.02° N / 98.62° W
POPOCATEPETL Dec 02 2000 00:00 2.0 MEXICO 19.02° N / 98.62° 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
POPOCATEPETL Jan 13 2000 00:00 1.0 MEXICO 19.02° N / 98.62° 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
Nov 07 2012 17:39 EL SALVADOR ACAJUTLA 0.1   13.57° N / 89.84° W
Aug 27 2012 05:29 EL SALVADOR ACAJUTLA 0.1   13.57° N / 89.84° W
Mar 11 2011 22:34 EL SALVADOR ACAJUTLA 0.5   13.57° N / 89.84° W
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
5 Largest Tsunami Runups
Date(UTC) Country Location Runup(meters) Deaths Lat / Long
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
Sep 02 1992 00:00 NICARAGUA MECHAPA 4.0 0 12.82° N / 87.57° W
Apr 03 1787 00:00 MEXICO POCHUTLA 4.0 0 15.73° N / 96.47° 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
Feb 18 2005 00:00 May 05 2005 00:00 2.1 53.7 16.94000053 N 90.76999664 W
Mar 11 2005 00:00 May 05 2005 00:00 2.0 66.1 16.72999954 N 90.63999939 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)
69,056,400 74,313
Population 2002
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
70,233,640 71,907
Population 2006
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
72,075,200 66,318
Population 2007
Total Population Maximum Density (ppl/km2)
73,131,736 67,084
Countries
Country
Belize
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Major Cities
Country Name Population Status Lat / Long
Mexico Mexico City 5,000,000 and greater National and provincial capital 19.43° N / 99.13° W
Guatemala Guatemala 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 National and provincial capital 14.62° N / 90.52° W
Mexico Puebla 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 Other 19.05° N / 98.19° 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 Cuernavaca 250,000 to 500,000 Provincial capital 18.92° N / 99.22° 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
Mexico Pachuca 100,000 to 250,000 Provincial capital 20.12° N / 98.75° 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
Mexico Chetumal 50,000 to 100,000 Provincial capital 18.5° N / 88.29° W
Mexico Tlaxcala 50,000 to 100,000 Provincial capital 19.31° N / 98.24° 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 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 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

Infrastructure

Airports
Name Type Elevation (Ft.) Link Lat / Long
ATIZAPAN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 08120 19.57° N / 99.29° W
BAHIAS DE HUATULCO INTL Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00468 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMBT 15.77° N / 96.26° W
BANANERA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00130 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MGBN 15.47° N / 88.84° W
CARRILLO PUERTO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00200 19.61° N / 88.08° W
CIUDAD PEMEX Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00020 17.88° N / 92.48° W
COBAN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 04339 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MGCB 15.47° N / 90.41° W
COMITAN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 05164 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMCO 16.18° N / 92.05° W
CORDOBA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 03000 18.87° N / 96.96° W
CUCUYAGUA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 02641 14.62° N / 88.87° W
IGNACIO ALBERTO ACUNA ONGAY INTL Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00033 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMCP 19.82° N / 90.5° W
INGENIERO JUAN GUILLERMO VILLASANA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 07598 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMPC 20.08° N / 98.78° W
INTA NORTHEAST Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00510 15.8° N / 89.85° W
LENCERO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 03127 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMJA 19.48° N / 96.8° W
MINATITLAN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00036 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMMT 18.1° N / 94.58° W
PALENQUE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00200 17.53° N / 91.98° W
PLAN DE AYALA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00300 17.48° N / 93.49° W
PUERTO ESCONDIDO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00289 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMPS 15.88° N / 97.09° W
QUEZALTENANGO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 07779 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MGQZ 14.87° N / 91.5° W
RUBELSANTO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00426 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MGRB 15.99° N / 90.45° W
SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 07776 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMSC 16.69° N / 92.53° W
SAN PEDRO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00004 17.92° N / 87.97° W
TA LO DE SOTO Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00490 16.46° N / 98.39° W
TEHUACAN Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 05510 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMHC 18.5° N / 97.42° W
TENOSIQUE Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 00082 17.46° N / 91.41° W
TIZAYUCA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 07600 19.87° N / 98.94° W
TLAXCALA Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 08229 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMTA 19.54° N / 98.17° W
TUXTLA GUTIERREZ 2 Active airport without required facilities for civil or military use 01900 16.74° N / 93.17° W
C P A CARLOS ROVIROSA INTL Active civil airport 00043 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMVA 18.0° N / 92.82° W
CHETUMAL INTL Active civil airport 00048 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMCM 18.5° N / 88.33° W
CIUDAD DEL CARMEN INTL Active civil airport 00007 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMCE 18.65° N / 91.8° W
CUERNAVACA Active civil airport 04262 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMCB 18.84° N / 99.26° W
HERMANOS SERDAN INTL Active civil airport 07380 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMPB 19.16° N / 98.37° W
LICENCIADO BENITO JUAREZ INTL Active civil airport 07316 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMMX 19.44° N / 99.07° W
PHILIP S W GOLDSON INTL Active civil airport 00015 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MZBZ 17.54° N / 88.31° W
TAPACHULA INTL Active civil airport 00115 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMTP 14.79° N / 92.37° W
TELA Active civil airport 00007 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MHTE 15.78° N / 87.48° W
XOXOCOTLAN INTL Active civil airport 05012 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMOX 17.0° N / 96.73° W
EL SALVADOR INTL Active joint (civil and military) airport 00101 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MSLP 13.44° N / 89.06° W
FRANCISCO SARABIA Active joint (civil and military) airport 03451 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMTG 16.77° N / 93.34° W
GENERAL HERIBERTO JARA INTL Active joint (civil and military) airport 00105 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMVR 19.15° N / 96.19° W
ILOPANGO INTL Active joint (civil and military) airport 02021 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MSSS 13.7° N / 89.12° W
LA AURORA Active joint (civil and military) airport 04952 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MGGT 14.58° N / 90.53° W
LA MESA INTL Active joint (civil and military) airport 00091 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MHLM 15.45° N / 87.92° W
PUERTO BARRIOS Active joint (civil and military) airport 00033 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MGPB 15.73° N / 88.58° W
RETALHULEU Active joint (civil and military) airport 00656 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MGRT 14.52° N / 91.7° W
SAN JOSE Active joint (civil and military) airport 00029 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MGSJ 13.94° N / 90.84° W
TIKAL INTL Active joint (civil and military) airport 00420 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MGTK 16.91° N / 89.87° W
CORONEL ENRIQUE SOTO CANO AB Active military airport 02062 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MHSC 14.38° N / 87.62° W
IXTEPEC Active military airport 00082 http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=MMIT 16.45° N / 95.09° W
LOS COMANDOS Active military airport 00919 13.73° N / 88.11° W
NAS SALINA CRUZ Active military airport 00075 16.21° N / 95.2° W
NAS TULUM Active military airport 00007 20.23° N / 87.44° W
TAMARINDO Active military airport 00010 13.16° N / 87.9° W
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 44,665 3
Rural 567,998 33
Not classified 1,112,367 64
MODIS IGBP Land Cover
(excluding water area)
Land Cover Area (km2) %
Evergreen Broadleaf Forest 268,125 44
Woody Savannas 76,471 13
Croplands 76,982 13
Mixed Forests 34,961 6
Savannas 33,573 6
Grasslands 30,772 5
Open Shrublands 26,001 4
Cropland/Natural Vegetation Mosaic 25,820 4
Evergreen Needleleaf Forest 15,047 2
Deciduous Broadleaf Forest 11,049 1.8
Unclassified 5,756 0.9
Permanent Wetlands 1,012 0.2
Urban and Built-Up 1,037 0.2
Barren or Sparsely Vegetated 466 0.08
Closed Shrublands 92 0.02
Deciduous Needleleaf Forest 22 0
Snow and Ice 1 0
Elevation (meters)
(land only)
Minimum Maximum Average
-6 5,389 736
Average Temperature (degrees C)
  Sep Oct Nov
low 19.0 18.0 16.5
high 29.3 28.6 28.1
Average Precipitation
  Sep Oct Nov
mm/day 10.1 6.2 3.0
Current Meteorological Observations (METAR)
Station Name Observation Time (UTC) Temp (F) Wind Speed (MPH) Wind Direction Sky Condition Lat / Long
GUATEMALA/LA AU Mon Mar 18 2013 23:00 73.4F 16.0 S Few clouds 2500 ft. 14.57° N / 90.53° W
ILOPANGO/S.SALV Mon Mar 18 2013 21:50 86F 7.0 SSE Few clouds 4000 ft. 13.7° N / 89.12° W
MEXICO CITY/LICE Mon Mar 18 2013 22:45 77F 10.0 S Few clouds 3000 ft. 19.42° N / 99.08° W

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