Overall Green Earthquake alert in Guatemala on 12 Nov 2012 03:31 UTC

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M 4.7 in Guatemala on 12 Nov 2012 03:31 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:	34.9 Km
Lat/Lon:	14.3323 , -92.3513
Event Date:	12 Nov 2012 03:31 UTC 11 Nov 2012 21:31 Local
Exposed Population:	2020000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC usc000dr2j
Inserted at:	12 Nov 2012 03:59 UTC

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.5		0.5
usc000dr2j	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

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
120817		0.5	12 Nov 2012 03:31	4.7M, 34.9km	N/A	2 million (in 100km)		00:27	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 Ocós, El Chico, Limones, Benito Juárez, La Blanca, Acapán, Chiquirines, Refugio, Puerto de San Benito, Ciudad Hidalgo, and San Francisco.

Radius	Population
100 km	2.1 million people
75 km	1.1 million people
50 km	170000 people
20 km	no people
10 km	no people
5 km	no people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
San Marcos	Guatemala	810000 people
Retalhuleu	Guatemala	260000 people
Chiapas	Mexico	3.5 million people
Quezaltenango	Guatemala	630000 people
Suchitepequez	Guatemala	410000 people
Escuintla	Guatemala	570000 people
Solola	Guatemala	260000 people
Huehuetenango	Guatemala	740000 people
Totonicapan	Guatemala	350000 people
Chimaltenango	Guatemala	390000 people
Quiche	Guatemala	560000 people
Sacatepequez	Guatemala	210000 people
Guatemala	Guatemala	2.2 million people
Baja Verapaz	Guatemala	200000 people
Santa Rosa	Guatemala	330000 people
Alta Verapaz	Guatemala	510000 people
El Progreso	Guatemala	140000 people
Jalapa	Guatemala	230000 people
Jutiapa	Guatemala	430000 people
Ahuachapan	El Salvador	300000 people
Oaxaca	Mexico	3.3 million people
Sonsonate	El Salvador	400000 people
Zacapa	Guatemala	200000 people
Peten	Guatemala	230000 people
Santa Ana	El Salvador	520000 people
Chiquimula	Guatemala	290000 people
Izabal	Guatemala	330000 people
La Libertad	El Salvador	490000 people
Chalatenango	El Salvador	270000 people
Ocotepeque	Honduras	89000 people
San Salvador	El Salvador	1.2 million people
Tabasco	Mexico	1.6 million people
Copan	Honduras	260000 people
Cuscatlan	El Salvador	230000 people
Veracruz	Mexico	6.8 million people
La Paz	El Salvador	310000 people
Lempira	Honduras	210000 people
Cabanas	El Salvador	210000 people
Toledo	Belize	17000 people
San Vicente	El Salvador	230000 people
Usulutan	El Salvador	460000 people
Santa Barbara	Honduras	310000 people
Campeche	Mexico	580000 people
Cayo	Belize	34000 people
Intibuca	Honduras	150000 people
San Miguel	El Salvador	510000 people
Cortes	Honduras	800000 people
Morazan	El Salvador	250000 people
La Paz	Honduras	130000 people
Comayagua	Honduras	270000 people
Stann Creek	Belize	21000 people
La Union	El Salvador	370000 people
Orange Walk	Belize	33000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Ocós	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	27 km
El Chico	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	34 km
Limones	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	36 km
Benito Juárez	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	36 km
La Blanca	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	36 km
Acapán	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	40 km
Chiquirines	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	42 km
Refugio	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	43 km
Puerto de San Benito	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	45 km
Ciudad Hidalgo	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	45 km
Tecun Uman	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	46 km
Champerico	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	City	7700 people	48 km
Babilonia	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	49 km
Granada	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	51 km
La Esperanza	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	51 km
Seccion Pacaya	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	51 km
Delicias	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	53 km
Jesús la Bomba	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	53 km
Jovel	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	54 km
Zanjón San Lorenzo	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	56 km
Pajapita	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	8000 people	56 km
Bethania	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	57 km
Caballo Blanco	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	59 km
Metapa	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	60 km
El Recuerdo	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	60 km
Mazatán	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	5700 people	60 km
Bolívar	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	60 km
Barrios	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	62 km
Buenos Aires	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	-	64 km
La Unión	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	-	64 km
El Amparo	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	65 km
Tapachula	Chiapas	Mexico	City	200000 people	65 km
Catarina	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	3000 people	66 km
Puerto Madero	Chiapas	Mexico	Village	9500 people	66 km
Laguna Seca	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	66 km
La Verde	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	67 km
Nueva Candalaria	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	67 km
San José Nil Chiquito	Retalhuleu	Guatemala	Village	-	67 km
Flores Costa Cuca	Quezaltenango	Guatemala	Village	12000 people	68 km
San Francisco	San Marcos	Guatemala	Village	-	68 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	52 km
Tapachula		110				0	62 km
Retalhuleu		200	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	74 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Puerto Madero	MXPMD	Mexico	44 km
Champerico	GTCHR	Guatemala	48 km
Playa Grande		Guatemala	94 km

More information

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