M 4.5 in Guatemala on 04 Nov 2012 19:12 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: 84.1 Km
Lat/Lon: 13.9867 , -91.2335
Event Date: 04 Nov 2012 19:12 UTC
04 Nov 2012 13:12 Local
Exposed Population:
3610000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000dk9r
Inserted at: 04 Nov 2012 20:32 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usb000dk9r 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
120668 0.5 04 Nov 2012 19:12 4.5M, 84.1km N/A 3.6 million (in 100km) 01:19 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 Escuintla (population 573,063) . The nearest places are and Antigua.

Radius Population
100 km 3.6 million people
75 km 1.2 million people
50 km 490000 people
20 km 72000 people
10 km 25000 people
5 km 5100 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Guatemala Escuintla 570000 people
Guatemala Suchitepequez 410000 people
Guatemala Retalhuleu 260000 people
Guatemala Chimaltenango 390000 people
Guatemala Solola 260000 people
Guatemala Sacatepequez 210000 people
Guatemala Santa Rosa 330000 people
Guatemala Guatemala 2.2 million people
Guatemala Quezaltenango 630000 people
Guatemala Quiche 560000 people
Guatemala Totonicapan 350000 people
Guatemala San Marcos 810000 people
Guatemala Jutiapa 430000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Antigua Sacatepéquez Guatemala Major city 21000 people 85 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
San Jose 9 Civ. Paved No 6500 45 km
El Naranjo ENJ unknown 47 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Playa Grande Guatemala 31 km
San Jose GTSJO Guatemala 46 km
San Jose GTSJO Guatemala 46 km

More information

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