What the records say
- When
- 7 Nov 2012
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 13.99° N, 91.89° W
- Deaths
- 48
- Injuries
- 155
- Damage musd
- 210
- Houses destroyed
- 2769
- Max water height m
- 0.35
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.3
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
2012 Guatemala earthquake
7.4 Mw earthquake off the Pacific coast of Guatemala
The 2012 Guatemala earthquake occurred on November 7 at 10:35:45 local time. The shock had a moment magnitude of 7.4 and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of VII. The epicenter was located in the Pacific Ocean, 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Champerico in the department of Retalhuleu.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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