*Estimated exposure only includes population within the map area.
Population Exposure 90°W
III Guatemala City Petapa Monjas Monjas Petapa
population per ~1 sq. km from Landscan
88°W
86°W
I II
Historical Earthquakes (with MMI levels):
Juticalpa Juticalpa
Siguatepeque Siguatepeque Gracias Gracias Guaimaca Monjas Monjas Comayagua Guaimaca Comayagua Nueva Nueva Ocotepeque Ocotepeque Metapan Metapan La La Paz Paz Intibuca Intibuca Jutiapa Jutiapa Cuilapa Cuilapa Atescatempa Atescatempa Marcala Marcala Chiquimulilla Chiquimulilla Chalatenango Chalatenango 14°N Yuscaran Jalapa Jalapa Ahuachapan Ahuachapan Guazapa Yuscaran Guazapa Sensuntepeque Sensuntepeque Izalco Izalco Ocotal Quilali Santa Santa Rosa Rosa de de Lima Lima Ocotal Acajutla Zaragoza Zaragoza Acajutla Quilali Nacaome Zacatecoluca Zacatecoluca San San Miquel MiquelNacaome Somoto Somoto San Lorenzo San Lorenzo Usulutan LaLaUnion Usulutan Union Ciudad Ciudad Choluteca Choluteca Chirilagua Waslala Monjaras Chirilagua Monjaras ElEl Triunfo Triunfo Esteli Jinotega Waslala Somotillo EsteliJinotega Somotillo 13°N Matagalpa Rio Rio Blanco Blanco ElEl Sauce Sauce Matagalpa Matiguas Matiguas Ciudad Ciudad Dario Dario Chinandega Chinandega Posoltega Posoltega Boaco Boaco Leon Leon Camoapa Camoapa La La Paz Paz Centro Centro ElEl Ayote Ayote Masaya Acoyapa Masaya Carlos Carlos Fonseca Fonseca Amador Amador Acoyapa 12°N Jinotepe Jinotepe Nandaime Nandaime
Petapa Petapa
Tegucigalpa
San Salvador
Date Dist. Mag. Max Shaking (UTC) (km) MMI(#) Deaths 1997-11-29 213 5.7 VI(89k) 0 1996-03-03 123 6.7 VIII(46k) 0 2000-07-06 188 5.4 VII(173k) 7 Recent earthquakes in this area have caused secondary hazards such as landslides and fires that might have contributed to losses.
IV
V
Managua
Rivas Rivas San Juan Juan del San del Sur Sur San San Jose Jose 11°N Liberia Liberia
PAGER content is automatically generated, and only considers losses due to structural damage. Limitations of input data, shaking estimates, and loss models may add uncertainty.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/pager
Structures: Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are vulnerable to earthquake shaking, though some resistant structures exist.
Selected City Exposure from GeoNames.org
MMI City VI El Realejo VI Puerto Morazan V Jiquilillo V Monjaras V Santa Cruz V Los Llanitos IV Managua IV San Salvador IV Tegucigalpa III San Pedro Sula III Guatemala City bold cities appear on map