M 4.5 in Guatemala on 17 Nov 2012 20:44 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: 4.5M
Depth: 38.2 Km
Lat/Lon: 13.7656 , -91.624
Event Date: 17 Nov 2012 20:44 UTC
17 Nov 2012 14:44 Local
Exposed Population:
1170000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC usc000dued
Inserted at: 17 Nov 2012 21:02 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.5 0.5
usc000dued 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
120950 0.5 17 Nov 2012 20:44 4.5M, 38.2km N/A 1.2 million (in 100km) 00:18 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 Escuintla (population 573,063) . The nearest places are and Quezaltenango.

Radius Population
100 km 1.2 million people
75 km 360000 people
50 km 67000 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Escuintla Guatemala 570000 people
Suchitepequez Guatemala 410000 people
Retalhuleu Guatemala 260000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Quezaltenango Quezaltenango Guatemala Major city 120000 people 119 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 84 km
San Jose 9 Civ. Paved No 6500 87 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Playa Grande Guatemala 39 km
Champerico GTCHR Guatemala 65 km

More information

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