El Salvador Earthquake Impact Analysis for January 2025

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred on Jan 05 2025, 48km south of San Luis Talpa, El Salvador. The dataset, last updated on 2026-05-21, contains geospatial analysis from WFP's ADAM system, estimating 138,269 people impacted within 50km of the epicenter. It provides coordinates and depth information for the event.

Use Cases

• Map the affected population density based on the reported 138,269 people within 50km of the epicenter.
• Analyze earthquake characteristics for risk modeling based on the provided magnitude, depth, and coordinates.
• Support rapid humanitarian needs assessment based on the automated disaster analysis methodology described.
• Integrate with other geospatial layers for comprehensive emergency response planning based on the GEOJSON format.

Strengths

• Includes specific factual details: magnitude 6.2, depth 49.452 km, and coordinates (13.053, -89.1723).
• Provides a concrete population impact estimate of 138,269 people within 50km.
• Originates from an operational humanitarian analysis system (WFP's ADAM).
• Has a clear temporal anchor for the event (Jan 05 2025).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

WFP Automated Disaster Analysis & Mapping (ADAM)

Collection Method

Automated collection, analysis, and mapping of geospatial and socio-economic information following sudden onset humanitarian emergencies.

Time Range

Event date: Jan 05 2025. Dataset metadata updated: 2026-05-21.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 21:46:40.217750; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Epicenter 48km S of San Luis Talpa, El Salvador (latitude 13.053, longitude -89.1723). Impact analysis within 50km radius.