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LOCATION The quake, centered about 15 miles from the coastal city of Champerico occurred at a depth of 45 km (26 miles), and was felt throughout Central America and as far north as Mexico City.
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7.4 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES SAN MARCOS STATE
GUATEMALA
10:35 AM LOCAL TIMEWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2012
Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of
North Carolina, USA
LOCATION MAP: NOV, 7, 2012
LOCATION
The quake, centered about 15 miles from the coastal city of Champerico occurred at a depth of 45 km (26 miles), and was felt throughout Central America and as far north as Mexico City.
LOCATION MAP: NOV, 7, 2012
REGIONAL SEISMICITY AND PLATE TECTONICS
A TSUNAMI WARNING WAS CONSIDERED AND
WITHDRAWN
ZONE OF NORTH AMERICAN, COCOS, AND CARIBBEAN PLATE INTERACTION
THE NOV. 7 EPICENTRAL REGION IS A
MOUNTAINOUS AREA
SEARCH AND RESCUE: PEOPLE BURIED IN SAND MINE
INITIAL REPORTS
At least 52 dead (with more likely), several hundred injured, and 125,000 without power.
TYPICAL DAMAGE: NOV. 7
DAMAGE: NOV 7
SEARCH AND RESCUE: NOV. 7
THE FEBRUARY 4, 1976 GUATEMALA EARTHQUAKE
DISASTER
23,000 DEAD
LOCATION OF GUATEMALA EARTHQUAKE: FEBRUARY 4, 1976
DAMAGE: 1976 GUATEMALA EARTHQUAKE
