7.4 earthquake strikes guatemala
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LOCATION MAP: NOV, 7, 2012
N 7.4 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES SAN
MARCOS STATE
GUATEMALA
10:35 AM LOCAL TIME
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 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WITHDRAWN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