M 4.9 in Guatemala on 11 Nov 2012 22:44 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: 52.2 Km
Lat/Lon: 13.8987 , -92.1205
Event Date: 11 Nov 2012 22:44 UTC
11 Nov 2012 16:44 Local
Exposed Population:
950000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000dr0j
Inserted at: 11 Nov 2012 22:59 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000dr0j 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
120811 0.5 11 Nov 2012 22:44 4.9M, 52.2km N/A 950 thousand (in 100km) 00:15 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 800000 people
75 km 130000 people
50 km no 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 Suchitepequez 410000 people
Guatemala San Marcos 810000 people
Mexico Chiapas 3.5 million people
Guatemala Quezaltenango 630000 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
Retalhuleu 200 Civ. Paved No 4900 87 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Champerico GTCHR Guatemala 52 km
Playa Grande Guatemala 77 km

More information

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