M 4.7 in Guatemala on 07 Nov 2012 16:57 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: 4.7M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: 14.1016 , -92.3608
Event Date: 07 Nov 2012 16:57 UTC
07 Nov 2012 10:57 Local
Exposed Population:
1240000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us2012hraw
Inserted at: 07 Nov 2012 20:18 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
us2012hraw 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
120719 0.5 07 Nov 2012 16:57 4.7M, 35km N/A 1.2 million (in 100km) 03:21 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 Retalhuleu (population 258,279) .

Radius Population
100 km 1.4 million people
75 km 280000 people
50 km 1200 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Guatemala Retalhuleu 260000 people
Guatemala San Marcos 810000 people
Mexico Chiapas 3.5 million people
Guatemala Quezaltenango 630000 people
Guatemala Suchitepequez 410000 people
Guatemala Escuintla 570000 people

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 76 km
Retalhuleu 200 Civ. Paved No 4900 85 km
Tapachula 110 86 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Champerico GTCHR Guatemala 52 km
Puerto Madero MXPMD Mexico 68 km

More information

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