El Salvador Earthquake Impact Analysis for January 2025

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred on January 09, 2025, 10km east of Acajutla, El Salvador. The dataset, last updated on 2026-05-21, provides geospatial analysis from the WFP's Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system. It indicates the event impacted an estimated 1,196,484 people within a 50km radius of the epicenter at latitude 13.5917 and longitude -89.7442.

Use Cases

• Map the affected population distribution based on the reported 50km impact radius.
• Model seismic risk and humanitarian needs using the provided epicenter coordinates and magnitude.
• Integrate impact data with other geospatial layers for disaster response planning.
• Analyze the relationship between earthquake depth (94.454) and estimated population exposure.

Strengths

• Specific magnitude (5.8), depth (94.454), and date (Jan 09 2025) are provided.
• Precise geographic coordinates (latitude 13.5917, longitude -89.7442) for the epicenter.
• Quantified population impact estimate of 1,196,484 people within 50km.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the specific event and ADAM system methodology.

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: 2025-01-09. Data reflects analysis of that event.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 21:46:35.246857; freshness should be verified.

Geography

El Salvador, specifically the region 10km east of Acajutla (epicenter).