Overall Orange Earthquake alert in Guatemala on 07 Nov 2012 16:35 UTC

GDACS is a cooperation framework between the United Nations, the European Commission and disaster managers worldwide to improve alerts, information exchange and coordination in the first phase after major sudden-onset disasters.

M 7.4 in Guatemala on 07 Nov 2012 16:35 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	EQ 120715
Earthquake Magnitude:	7.4M
Depth:	41.6 Km
Lat/Lon:	14.0828 , -91.9161
Event Date:	07 Nov 2012 16:35 UTC 07 Nov 2012 10:35 Local
Exposed Population:	180000 people in MMI 2680000 people within 100km
Inserted at:	02 Feb 2017 13:11 UTC

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.

	Earthquake		Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	1.5		0.2		1.5
usb000dlwm	Scaled population (vector)	n.a	Max wave scenario	0m
	C1 earthquake	n.a	Max wave realtime	0.24m
	C2 earthquake	n.a
	Country Vulnerability	n.a
	INFORM_normalised	n.a

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Virtual OSOCC

Meteo assessment

Satellite products

Analytical products

Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

UPDATE1: Massive search conducted for missing 2011 tsunami victims 11/11/2012 2:46:00 PM.

Police and coast guard officers on Sunday conducted a massive search operation in Japan's Pacific coastal areas for people who remain listed as missing following the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami. The operation was conducted in coa

...(more)

Guatemala: Unesco donará USD 50.000 a Guatemala tras potente terremoto 11/11/2012 2:24:00 PM.

El Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Cultura, la Ciencia y la Educación (Unesco) donará 50.000 dólares para restituir el material escolar destruido durante el terremoto del miércoles en Guatemala que dejó 42 muertos, informó el organismo

...(more)

Japão lança operação intensiva de busca de desaparecidos no tsunami 11/11/2012 2:05:00 PM.

As autoridades do nordeste do Japão lançaram hoje uma operação de busca intensiva dos corpos dos mais de 2.500 desaparecidos no tsunami de março de 2011, quando se assinalam 20 meses da tragédia.

Myanmar Sends Rescue Teams After Magnitude 6.6 Earthquake 11/11/2012 1:49:00 PM.

Myanmar sent rescue teams, water and food to affected regions after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Southeast Asian country, a government official said. At least two people were killed and more than 10 were injured as the temblor shoo

...(more)

View more news

Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

Exposed population

Analytical products

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (88), (5), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), DesInventar (2), WMO (2), USGS (5), INFORM (4), NOAA (1),

Disclaimer
While we try everything to ensure accuracy, this information is purely indicative and should not be used for any decision making without alternate sources of information.
The JRC is not responsible for any damage or loss resulting from the use of the information presented on this website.
The designations employed and the presentation of material on the map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the European Union concerning the legal status of any country, territory or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.