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USGS Preliminary report
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Guatemala 1976
The 1976 Guatemala earthquake
Casualty Study
USGS Preliminary report
Casualty Survey Location
Zacapa (Department)
location point (lat long)
14.966667 -89.533333
lat long accuracy
distance from epicentre (km)
56
usgs pga
22.6081
usgs pgv
20.4509
usgs mmi
6.89
usgs sdpga
0.678
usgs svel
690
notes
Coordinates (lat/long) of the department's capital city (Zacapa) is used.
precision notes
lat/long source: GeoHack
Injury Matrix
Percent Matrix
Building Classes
Casualty Level Percentages of Total Casualties
Deaths
Injuries
Unharmed
Total
All
1
2
97
100
Building Classes
Casualty Level
Deaths
Injuries
Unharmed
Total
All
693
1998
104457
107148
Total
693
1998
104457
107148
Map Overlays
Study locations
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Casualty Study Locations
Acatenango (Municipality)
Alta Verapaz (Department)
Amatitlan (Municipality)
Asunscion Mita (Municipality)
Baja Verapaz (Department)
Cabanas (Municipality)
Chichicastenango (Municipality)
Chimaltenango (Department)
Chimaltenango (Municipality)
Chinautla (Municipality)
Chinique (Municipality)
Chiquimula (Department)
Chiquimula (Municipality)
Chuarrancho (Municipality)
El Jicaro (Municipality)
El Progreso (Department)
El Quiché (Department)
El Tejar (Municipality)
Esquipulos (Municipality)
Gualan (Municipality)
Guatemala (Department)
Guatemala City (Municipality)
Huehuetenango (Department)
Huite (Municipality)
Izabal (Department)
Izabal (Municipality)
Jalapa (Department)
Jalapa (Municipality)
Jocotenango (Municipality)
Joyabaj (Municipality)
Jutiapa (Department)
Jutiapa (Municipality)
Los Amates (Municipality)
Magdalena Milpas Altas (Municipality)
Mataquescuinla (Municipality)
Mixco (Municipality)
Momostenango (Municipality)
Morales (Municipality)
Morazan (Municipality)
Palencia (Municipality)
Parramos (Municipality)
Pastores (Municipality)
Patzicia (Municipality)
Patzun (Municipality)
Progreso Cabecera (Municipality)
Quetzaltenango (Department)
Quezaltenango (Municipality)
Rabinal (Municipality)
Rio Hondo (Municipality)
Sacatepequez (Department)
San Agustin Acasagustlan (Municipality)
San Andreas Itzapa (Municipality)
San Antonio Aguas Calientes (Municipality)
San Bartolome Milpas Altas (Municipality)
San Cristobal Totonicapan (Municipality)
San Fco. El Alto (Municipality)
San Jacinto (Municipality)
San Jose Poaquie (Municipality)
San Juan Comalapa (Municipality)
San Juan Sacatepequez (Municipality)
San Lucas Sacatepequez (Municipality)
San Maria de Jesus (Municipality)
San Martin Jilotepeque (Municipality)
San Miguel Duenas (Municipality)
San Miguel Petapa (Municipality)
San Pedro Ayampuc (Municipality)
San Pedro Pinula (Municipality)
San Pedro Sacatepequez (Municipality)
San Raymundo (Municipality)
Sanarate (Municipality)
Santa Apolonia (Municipality)
Santa Catarina Pinula (Municipality)
Santa Cruz Balanya (Municipality)
Santa Cruz Verapaz (Municipality)
Santa Domingo Xenaxoj (Municipality)
Santa Maria Chiquimula (Municipality)
Santa Rosa (Department)
Santa Rosa (Municipality)
Santiago Sacatepequez (Municipality)
Sololá (Department)
Sololá (Municipality)
Sumpango (Municipality)
Tecpan Guatemala (Municipality)
Teculutan (Municipality)
Totonicapán (Department)
Totonicapán (Municipality)
Usumatlan (Municipality)
Villa Canales (Municipality)
Villa Nueva (Municipality)
Yepocapa (Municipality)
Zacapa (Department)
Zacapa (Municipality)
Zaragoza (Municipality)