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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
Chimaltenango (Municipality)
location point (lat long)
14.662222 -90.820833
lat long accuracy
distance from epicentre (km)
194
usgs pga
25.0767
usgs pgv
22.2364
usgs mmi
7.02
usgs sdpga
0.7618
usgs svel
555
notes
Capital of the department of Chimaltenango
precision notes
lat/long source: GeoHack
Injury Matrix
Percent Matrix
Building Classes
Casualty Level Percentages of Total Casualties
Deaths
Injuries
Unharmed
Total
All
3
15
82
100
Building Classes
Casualty Level
Deaths
Injuries
Unharmed
Total
All
600
3000
16594
20194
Total
600
3000
16594
20194
Map Overlays
Study locations
USGS Key »
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)