M 5 in Guatemala on 07 Nov 2012 17:04 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: 5.0M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: 13.9032 , -91.7915
Event Date: 07 Nov 2012 17:04 UTC
07 Nov 2012 11:04 Local
Exposed Population:
1420000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usb000dlwz
Inserted at: 07 Nov 2012 22:22 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usb000dlwz 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
120721 0.5 07 Nov 2012 17:04 5M, 35km N/A 1.4 million (in 100km) 05:18 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) . The nearest places are and Quezaltenango.

Radius Population
100 km 1.5 million people
75 km 540000 people
50 km 97000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Retalhuleu Guatemala 260000 people
Suchitepequez Guatemala 410000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Quezaltenango Quezaltenango Guatemala Major city 120000 people 107 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
Retalhuleu 200 Civ. Paved No 4900 69 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Playa Grande Guatemala 37 km
Champerico GTCHR Guatemala 44 km

More information

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