M 4.5 in Guatemala on 27 Sep 2012 13:14 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 228.7 Km
Lat/Lon: 15.4417 , -91.6317
Event Date: 27 Sep 2012 13:14 UTC
27 Sep 2012 07:14 Local
Exposed Population:
4830000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000cwv2
Inserted at: 27 Sep 2012 14:26 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000cwv2 Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
119907 0.5 27 Sep 2012 13:14 4.5M, 228.7km N/A 4.8 million (in 100km) 01:12 NEIC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Guatemala , Department of Huehuetenango (population 738,603) . The nearest places are Quezaltenango, and San Rafael.

Radius Population
100 km 4.9 million people
75 km 3.1 million people
50 km 1.3 million people
20 km 230000 people
10 km 54000 people
5 km 17000 people
2 km 5000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Huehuetenango Guatemala 740000 people
San Marcos Guatemala 810000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
San Rafael Huehuetenango Guatemala Village - 5 km
Quezaltenango Quezaltenango Guatemala Major city 120000 people 68 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Huehuetenango HUG unknown 21 km
Quezaltenango 2363 65 km

More information

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