Magnitude 7.4 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES SAN MARCOS STATEGUATEMALA10:35 AM LOCAL TIMEWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2012. 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. Powerpoint presentation courtesy of Dr Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction

1. LOCATION MAP: NOV, 7, 2012

2. N 7.4 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES SAN
MARCOS STATE
GUATEMALA
10:35 AM LOCAL TIME
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2012

3. 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.

4. LOCATION MAP: NOV, 7, 2012

5. REGIONAL SEISMICITY
AND PLATE TECTONICS
A TSUNAMI WARNING WAS
CONSIDERED AND
WITHDRAWN

7. ZONE OF NORTH
AMERICAN, COCOS, AND CARIBBEAN
PLATE INTERACTION

8. THE NOV. 7 EPICENTRAL
REGION IS A
MOUNTAINOUS AREA

9. SEARCH AND RESCUE: PEOPLE
BURIED IN SAND MINE

10. INITIAL REPORTS
 At least 52 dead (with more
likely), several hundred injured, and
125,000 without power.

11. TYPICAL DAMAGE: NOV. 7

12. DAMAGE: NOV 7

13. SEARCH AND RESCUE: NOV. 7

14. THE FEBRUARY 4, 1976
GUATEMALA EARTHQUAKE
DISASTER
23,000 DEAD

15. LOCATION OF GUATEMALA
EARTHQUAKE: FEBRUARY 4, 1976

16. DAMAGE: 1976 GUATEMALA
EARTHQUAKE