M 4.9 in Guatemala on 27 Oct 2012 16:22 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: 4.9M
Depth: 115 Km
Lat/Lon: 14.566 , -92.1952
Event Date: 27 Oct 2012 16:22 UTC
27 Oct 2012 10:22 Local
Exposed Population:
3520000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000dezq
Inserted at: 27 Oct 2012 16:43 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usb000dezq 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
120487 0.5 27 Oct 2012 16:22 4.9M, 115km N/A 3.5 million (in 100km) 00:21 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 San Marcos (population 808,778) . The nearest places are Quezaltenango, and Oc�s.

Radius Population
100 km 3.4 million people
75 km 1.9 million people
50 km 920000 people
20 km 98000 people
10 km 24000 people
5 km 4300 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
San Marcos Guatemala 810000 people
Chiapas Mexico 3.5 million people
Retalhuleu Guatemala 260000 people
Quezaltenango Guatemala 630000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Oc�s San Marcos Guatemala Village - 3 km
Quezaltenango Quezaltenango Guatemala Major city 120000 people 80 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
Tapachula International TAP 29 Civ. Paved Yes 6500 34 km
Tapachula 110 40 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Puerto Madero MXPMD Mexico 30 km
Champerico GTCHR Guatemala 43 km

More information

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