M 4.6 in Guatemala on 12 Nov 2012 00:00 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: 4.6M
Depth: 20.1 Km
Lat/Lon: 14.3127 , -92.2823
Event Date: 12 Nov 2012 00:00 UTC
11 Nov 2012 18:00 Local
Exposed Population:
2250000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000dr18
Inserted at: 12 Nov 2012 05:25 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000dr18 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
120818 0.5 12 Nov 2012 00:00 4.6M, 20.1km N/A 2.2 million (in 100km) 05:25 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 2.1 million people
75 km 990000 people
50 km 140000 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
Guatemala Solola 260000 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 58 km
Tapachula 110 67 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Champerico GTCHR Guatemala 43 km
Puerto Madero MXPMD Mexico 50 km

More information

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