Guatemala Earthquake Impact Analysis for July 8, 2025

WFP’s Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system provides geospatial and socio-economic analysis following a magnitude 5.6 earthquake near Villa Nueva City, Guatemala. The dataset includes the event's epicenter coordinates, depth, and an estimated impact on over 1.35 million people within a 50km radius. It was last updated on May 21, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling population exposure to seismic hazards based on the provided epicenter and impact radius.
• Prioritizing emergency response areas based on the estimated number of impacted people.
• Integrating event parameters (magnitude, depth, location) into regional seismic risk models.

Strengths

• Includes specific event parameters: magnitude 5.6, depth of 10.0 km, and precise epicenter coordinates.
• Provides a concrete impact estimate of 1,350,834 people within 50km.
• Data is produced by an operational UN agency (WFP) system for humanitarian emergencies.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires 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 a sudden-onset emergency.

Time Range

Event date: July 8, 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 21:44:11.406123; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Epicenter 5km SW of Villa Nueva City, Guatemala (latitude 14.4995, longitude -90.6206)